Mexico Expeditions
Monterrey- AUG 2002
Bermejillo - OCT 2002
Bermejillo - MAR 2003
Bermejillo - AUG 2003
Bermejillo - MAR 2004
Monterrey - AUG 2004
Bermejillo - APR 2005
Zihuatanejo - APR 2005
Bermejillo - AUG 2005
Monterrey - NOV 2005
Casas Grandes - JUN 2006
Monterrey - OCT 2006
Bermejillo - OCT 2006
Bermejillo - JUN 2007
Ensenada - JUL 2007
Ensenada - MAR 2008
Torreón - APR 2008
Roma Texas - MAY 2008
Casas Grandes - JUN 2008
Roma Texas - JUL 2008
Ensenada - AUG 2008
Ensenada - MAR 2009
Veracruz - JUN 2009
Veracruz - JUL 2009
Veracruz - OCT 2009
In April of 2005 an enthusiastic group of 15 team members set off for the Pacific costal town of Zihuatanejo in southern Mexico.
Upon arrival, we checked in at Angela's Hostel - an economic traveler's hotel with wonderful staff and clean dormitories. After getting situated we went to survey our week's projects:
- Deliver prepared hygene kits to a local church for local distribution.
- Drop off an estimated seven suitcases of donated clothing to the same church.
- Donate needed books and materials to the local neighborhood school.
- Organize an informal neighborhood seminar that deals with financial planning and common first aid techniques.
- Pour a cement floor and entirely replace a damaged and leaky roof for Melchior Santos and family.
- Pour a cement floor and build a brick retaining wall (to control erosion problems) for Maria Clara Sanchez, single mother of three.
- Donate needed cement to the Salvador Family so that they could finish contruction on thier home.
We knew that we were taking quite a few projects upon ourselves, however, at week's completion we had finished all we had set out to do. We even had time for a neighborhood basketball game, outings to the beach, a little snorkeling, surfing and energizing mid-day siestas!
Bay view from the hostel
Pre-work Pow Wow
Laying a cement floor
Much improved roof
A much deserved siesta!
