by admin | Oct 2, 2017 | People, Programs
Today we kick off a weekly series of posts getting to know each of the team members at Comunidad Connect. Our first Member Monday is Kelly Vlaskamp, our Director of Cultural Connections, with honorary member of the team, Memo! Read more to learn about Kelly and...
by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | People, Programs
Written by: Guest Blogger, Anna Nam, Comunidad Connect Volunteer, February 2017 It was very rewarding to see both children and adults smiling and welcoming strangers like ourselves with open arms. During the week I was in Los Robles to do projects and to make a...
by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | People, Programs
Léelo en español Written by Laura Bonin, GSU Physical Therapy Student Months of planning, endless crowdfunding emails, and feelings of anticipation and excitement all preceded a weeklong trip for fourteen physical therapy students, one professor, and two physical...
by admin | Feb 4, 2017 | People, Programs
Léelo en Español The Cultural Connections team started 2017 with a bang. In January alone, we’ve received over 30 volunteers (shout out to Emory @ Goizueta, NYU Alternative Breaks, and Georgia State University Physical Therapy)! And we’re just getting started. As we...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | People, Programs
Written by Sarah Heppler, University of Oregon student, Pictures by Diana Avila. On March 19th, 2016, 16 University of Oregon students boarded an 11:55pm flight to begin the journey to Los Robles, Nicaragua, for a Holden Center Alternative Break project with...
