Home and Away Again
9 Feb 2018
I returned safe and sound from Barbuda and now I’m off to Haiti! … More Home and Away Again
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Tag: well
Last Week in Panama
7 Jun 2017
Closing off my three months in Panama is sad, but I am looking forward to going home to see my family … More Last Week in Panama
No Sharks in Shark Hole
11 May 2017
A special team worked together on the well in Buena Esperanza! … More No Sharks in Shark Hole
My Next 4 (0r 5) Countries
8 Sep 2016
4 (or 5) countries in 2 months. Lots of projects ahead of me! … More My Next 4 (0r 5) Countries
Panama Projects
28 Jul 2016
Each Hydromissions project is unique because we work in many countries, most of which have different climates, languages and cultures within themselves. … More Panama Projects
5 Awesome Volunteers!
24 May 2016
One of the first projects in Panama was to check out a new community called Dejada for a potential rain catchment system. Dejada was described as being near another community that I thought was called “Charcoal.” It sounded like “Charcoal” or “Sharcoal,” but it was neither. It was called “Shark Hole.” I am not joking- I felt a … More 5 Awesome Volunteers!
2015 Review
24 Dec 2015
I am so excited to announce that WE REACHED OUR FUNDING GOAL for the “Gift a Goat & More” campaign! Thank you all for supporting and sharing the fundraiser with your friends and family! As I am preparing for my 2016 projects, I realized that I almost forgot to highlight what we have accomplished together in … More 2015 Review
Isla Tigre has a new well!
2 Nov 2015
Simon (pictured in red shirt), Raul & Chuck drilled a new well on Isla Tigre! Simon, who I trained 6-months ago, has drilled 3 other wells previously on Isla Tigre. This new well will serve a cluster of 3 homes (about 15 people), however each home can have additional relatives staying for long periods at … More Isla Tigre has a new well!
A New Drilling Team!
19 May 2015
Leaving a project community is always bittersweet. It is hard to jump between countries because I am always leaving family behind every time I get on a plane. Sometimes it is my biological family and sometimes it is the communities I have come to love as I live and work with them. I am especially attached to … More A New Drilling Team!
It doesn’t rain “cats and dogs” here…
20 Apr 2015
…but Parrots instead! Panama – where the seasons are “wet” and “wetter.” 😉 My first couple weeks here have been busy, sometimes hectic, most always muddy and GREAT! When I arrived, there was a team here at the Wood’s house from Washington State. They were having medical/dental clinics, building rain-catchment systems and drilling wells (with … More It doesn’t rain “cats and dogs” here…
