Bear Breaks volunteered at Growing Places Indy today to learn more about Sustainability. While there, we fought off freezing conditions including both wind and snow. Luckily, we were able to work in the greenhouses to warm us up. While in the greenhouses, we prepared crates of soil to be seeded. Immediately after that, we planted the seeds into our newly made … [Read more...] about Sustainability at Growing Places Indy: Prepping, Planting, and Pulling
For our February 26th meeting of Bear Breaks Spring Leaders, Heather Blades of the Center for Dispute Resolution came by to speak to us on the best way to talk through conflicts. While we hope there won't be any fighting or too large of conflicts on our trips, sometimes people will disagree due to our discussion of different topics that come from our experiences. We also spoke … [Read more...] about Conflict Resolution and Countdown to Spring Break
In two short weeks I will be on my way to Dallas, Tx with the rest of my service team. For a week we will have the opportunity to work with two amazing community organizations serving the children and families in Dallas who are facing poverty and/or homelessness. Dallas and Springfield are two extremely different cities, especially demographically. Dallas is nearly 8x … [Read more...] about Connecting Dallas to Springfield
I can't believe there's less than one month until all of the trips start! I'm so excited to serve, learn, and explore the great city of Chicago. I'm also nervous because I still have a couple of things to plan and think about before the trip. But, I have some awesome advisors that have really helped me figure out where I want to serve and how I want to run my trip. I'm most … [Read more...] about Spring Immersion Trips are Just Around the Corner!!!
It’s crazy to think that spring break is around the corner. This week I had a meeting with my graduate assistant and faculty member that will help me guide this trip. Talking about our plans made me reflect about the trip I attended last spring and all the new outlooks I have gained from that. I cannot wait for my trip participants to see the culture of Asheville and how the … [Read more...] about Coming for you soon Asheville!