ASB Uruguay Spring 2009

"Bienvenidos a Uruguay" 

Hey everybody

So the next big trip on site for me (and a group of ten other awesome travelers) is the Alternative Spring Break trip to Montevideo, Uruguay. I am leaving tomorrow, Friday 13 at midnight or something. We stop in Panama City for a layover and then we are on our way to Montevideo. When I say we, I am referring to the group of 11 that is going down to Montevideo...just for some added clarification there. Anyway, in Montevideo we will be building a home with a family and 20 other students from around the country. The home will be for a family in a poor area of Montevideo. Besides doing the actual work in the community, we will also have an opportunity to get to know a bunch of people our age who live in a Jewish community in Uruguay (also very cool). We hopefully will have some time to site see...explore a little bit, go to Punta del Este (a beautiful beach about any hour away from Montevideo). Overall, the excursion should be awesome!!!!

I am extremely excited about this trip and I am going to attempt to update the blog a few times while i am down by writing and uploading photos. 

For those of you going on vacation, have fun and safe travels. And for everyone else, get out! 

Safe travels and happy trails

-David