8th July
Friday 8th July The third day, we went to clean apartment rooms. Volunteers are, understandably, not permitted to go inside rental houses until both the property …
07 Jul
7th July
7th July
Thursday 7th July Nine dogs in Ishinomaki On the second day, the heat continued so we were sent to another home to wash dishes. The owners were …
06 Jul
6th July
6th July
Wednesday 6th July I went back to volunteer in Ishinomaki for the second time from July 6th for 3 days with one other YIS parent. The first …
25 Jun
25th June: last day
25th June: last day
Saturday 25th June This was our last goodbye to a place which had changed all of our lives. Some volunteers decided to extend their stay by …
24 Jun
24th June
24th June
Friday 24th June This, our final day was perhaps the most memorable of the week. Our team and one other was sent to the house of …
23 Jun
23rd June
23rd June
Thursday 23rd June I woke to the sound of heavy rain drumming on the roof, which reminded me of a time past living in Tanzania. There was …
22 Jun
22nd June
22nd June
Wednesday 22nd June Two teams joined forces as about fifteen people worked together to clean out a hotel which was ankle-deep in mud, waste and debris. …
21 Jun
21st June
21st June
Tuesday 21st June This was a day of new experiences, as (much to the amusement of my team) I reacquainted myself with bike riding, we all …
20 Jun
20th June
20th June
Monday 20th June The morning was spent finishing our job on the house, which was satisfying. In the afternoon we went to another house that was …
19 Jun
19th June
19th June
Sunday 19th June We continued work on the house to which we had been assigned on the Saturday. I appreciated the need for caution moving around …
18 Jun
18th June
18th June
Team #10: Aiko (Japanese) Will (American) Helen (Australian), YIS Madeleine, (British) YIS Our leader, Chris (Canadian) Saturday 18th June Saturday marked one hundred days after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on …
15 Jun
Zoe’s video of Team 2
Zoe’s video of Team 2
Zoe gathered all the footage Team 2 had and made a video. Thank you, Zoe.
14 Jun
Team2: June 3 – 6, 2011
Team2: June 3 – 6, 2011
From Left: Zoe Page Gillian Dear Yukiko Ishikawa Rachel Farber Elif Raskin Jamie Raskin Trevor Kew
