I want to introduce to you a very important member of the Absolute Road Team 2. His name is Papi and like most of us, he is a work in progress and growing each and every day. Let me explain. Every time that we set up at a school and put on our Think Day […]
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Love Is The Movement
Published by April 11th, 2011 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedMy Real-life Music Video
Published by March 13th, 2011 in Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedToday culminates two amazing weeks in one of Canada’s most beautiful provinces. We’ve now covered Nova Scotia through and through and have been from the easternmost end to the westernmost. The shows we’ve had over the last two weeks have been excellent and we’ve met some amazing people along the way, both at the high […]
...continue readingIt’s 6AM and I roll off my latest air mattress in a dark basement. I couldn’t tell you what city I’m in. I wash my face and begin my day. A beautiful thing about life that I’ve noticed is that it seems no matter where you go in Canada, when provided with cereal by any […]
...continue readingIt’s A Dream Come True!
Published by February 4th, 2011 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedI can remember walking into my high school gym, and being amazed by the transformation that took place in little under an hour. My gym had been changed into a stage for what looked like a rock concert. I bounced in my seat when the music started, and the lights began to flash as the […]
...continue readingIt’s Almost Over.
Published by December 4th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedOh Brandon, Manitoba…you were filled with extremely cold weather, movie tickets, and of course, in team two fashion, bus doors that wouldn’t open all the way.
On Wednesday, we made our trek to Kinnesota, only to be greeted by a community potluck dinner just because we were in town! It was a great night, filled with […]
Team 2 Adventures!
Published by November 29th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedTeam 2 started off the week in Thunder Bay, Ontario: a place devoid of any warm weather. But what it lacks in heat it more than makes up for in cheap movie tickets, so the gang hit up a local theatre to feast their eyes on Harry Potter’s wizardry ways. After a visit with the […]
...continue readingTime Is Racing By!
Published by November 18th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedWhen we left BC, we knew we were in for a long trip home - and 3 days without showers - so arriving safely home in Ontario was cause for celebration and immediate cleanliness!
Our time in Hamilton was definitely different from being on the road, and I know most of us took advantage […]
...continue readingJust a Saturday in Calgary…
Published by October 13th, 2010 in Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedGREETINGS FROM THE WILD WEST!
Published by September 27th, 2010 in Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Other Sites. ClosedThere’s a nervous excitement that settles into the bottom of a nomads belly before he or she begins scaling the open road. Familiarity promises to become a foreign concept, ‘home’ a word with questionable meaning, and maps resemble blueprints for moments of unimaginable joy. But that’s exactly why we do what we do: […]
...continue readingStaying with Strangers
Published by May 15th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Featured. ClosedA stranger is a person that you see on the street, on the bus or in a coffee shop. Unfortunately you don’t get the chance to really get to know them, and its easy to just overlook a person and judge them for who and what you think they might be. 
Though these strangers look foreign to you, they are familiar to other people and like any other person they are impacting other people’s lives.
The really cool thing about being on the road is that instead of staying in ritzy hotels, we get billeted out and stay in people’s homes. At first it may be a bit awkward but slowly and surely you find common ground. It’s amazing the things that you learn about these people, and it’s funny because they start off as complete strangers.
Just recently our team had the privilege of staying with a family in Rosenort, MB. Right off the bat we were greeted with big hugs and showered with warm smiles. They were a part of the Hero Holiday trip that went to Mexico this past Christmas. By just talking to the family they really show a bit of insight into how they truly care about helping others. Constantly showing us videos of their experience from Mexico, they would talk about their vision of bringing their entire community to a developing country, to get the experience of seeing poverty and realizing the power we have to cause change.
Now, this is only one experience. Can you imagine moving from house to house and getting the privilege of meeting people just as amazing as this family? I am still shocked that I get to experience getting to know families just like this one. All the billets we have stayed with have been so unique and amazing and have offered us with the utmost hospitality. The fact that people are willing to take us in without even knowing us and providing us with shelter and food is incredible. All the people we have been privileged to stay with have shown me the true meaning of loving others (strangers) as your own.
-Laura, SOL Student
p.s. This is an amazing shirt that the mom from Rosenort bought for JP. They have incredible fashion sense down in Rosenort…wow!
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