{"id":10936,"date":"2012-06-25T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T23:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=10936"},"modified":"2012-06-25T18:11:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T23:11:42","slug":"another-ultimate-before-and-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=10936","title":{"rendered":"Another Ultimate Before and After"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jordan and I travel with our husbands and some friends each year to an area of the world that could use a little help. \u00a0The way this works is that we select a country we want to visit or return to, and we connect with an organization there that needs help, both financially and physically. \u00a0This past March we traveled to Buenos Aires and worked with a three nuns who run a school located in the countryside near BA.<\/h3>\n

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They had several needs, such as building a facility on the second floor of their school so they could feed the homeless children who lived in the village. \u00a0These kids had been abandoned by their parents.<\/h3>\n

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Graffiti is a common eyesore in their area. \u00a0They wanted us to paint the exterior of the school. \u00a0(That’s my friend Marie in the photo).<\/h3>\n

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They wanted this little sandbox replaced.<\/h3>\n

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This garden area would become the new sand pit but only after a lot of digging, hauling dirt, and breaking down the brick wall.<\/h3>\n

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This is one of the two turtles that live in the garden. \u00a0Don’t worry. \u00a0They still had grass and bushes to hide under. \u00a0The turtles were so cute, and we became fast friends. \u00a0Because they were so used to the children, they weren’t afraid of humans at all. \u00a0It was fun petting their heads.<\/h3>\n

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We needed to clean up the grassy area around the school.<\/h3>\n

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The playground equipment needed to be freshened up. \u00a0Here the teachers got in on the action.<\/h3>\n

Finally, most of the interior windows and doors needed to be painted.<\/h3>\n

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So, do you think we met our goal and finished all of our projects, or did we spend too much time killing time to get the work done? \u00a0Come back next week, and we’ll let you know the answer.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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