La Paz, Bolivia When we returned to ‘civilization’ (aka land of running water and flush toilets), we hit some of the sites of La Paz immediately via the city’s gondola or ‘aerial cable car.’ Their system is amazing, consisting of
Choice: Bolivia
Arriving in Calteca After our short acclimation into Bolivia and it’s altitude, we left Copacabana for Calteca, where we would be working on a water project for the week. The village was 4 hours back towards the airport and another
Branching into South America
South America Bound As this was our third expedition with Choice Humanitarian, I think in the backs of our minds, we thought we were pretty prepared. The prep work of immunizations was a piece of cake (for most of us),
A “CHOICE” Experience: Guatemala
We met with our CHOICE group for the first time at a hotel in Guatemala City. We were quite a varied group – two families, a mom/daughter, a wife/husband, a few single guys, and a few single girls. But, we all meshed in
A Guatemalan Christmas
Eight months ago we intentionally ventured into the world of ‘humanitarian work,’ not knowing how our family would take to it. With our experience at Rising Star Outreach in India, we were ‘sold’ that this was the new way to
California Summer
When our Stephenson Reunion was over and most everyone else had to get back to their normal lives, we had a lot of errands to run and projects to do. We always have lists for these state-side visits: stops to Target, favorite
Especially for Youth
This summer I had the opportunity to go to EFY (Especially for Youth) in Provo, Utah at BYU. EFY is a camp for Mormon teens where we make friends, have fun, and also have spiritual activities where we have the
Nevin Reunion 2015
Instead of going to an all-inclusive place for our Nevin Reunion, we decided to rent a house by a lake and plan all the fun ourselves. In hindsight, this was perfect as the weather forecast was rain, rain, and more
Our Own Nation’s Capital
Admittedly we have seen a number of countries’ capitals throughout the world, but we had yet to visit our own nation’s capital. Being in the eastern United States with a couple days to kill, we made it a priority. We picked Caleb
New York City as Tourists
As we began to work with our summer dates and locations for the summer, we realised we had the opportunity to tour two cities that we’ve never done before . . . New York City and Washington, D.C. To be honest, we’ve toured