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Kicking through language barriers in Costa Rica

This is my second Global Village trip to a country where I don’t speak the native language. My first trip, to Honduras in 2007, was a real wake-up call. My two years of high school Spanish had happened too long ago to help with anything other than...

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Entrepreneurs House celebrates 10th Anniversary

Ten years after the Entrepreneurs House laid its foundation in the Twin Cities, its supporters have raised nearly $1 million to support local...

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Habitat volunteers reaching "el fin" in Costa Rica

As the sun begins to set on our trip with only one work day remaining, we’re all thinking of where we started and how far we’ve come over the past...

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Join Us on a Global Village Trip to Mozambique

September 28 to October 10, 2012

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Giving to Habitat: A gift with many values

When someone makes a donation to a cause, we assume it is because they are moved by the needs of others and want to help. I think that’s a pretty...

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Habitat International: Secure Tenure vital

As those of you who have worked on a TCHFH construction site know, the Habitat volunteer experience is about more than just building. Our Housing...

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The sign of a brighter future

On our way into the build area today, we saw two rainbows shining through the rain sprinkles and the mountains. When I was thinking about what was at...

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The Community Development Potluck: A Real Community Meal

I count it as one of the great blessings in my life to have been a part of several communities that knew how to put on great potlucks. Meals in these...

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Build Day One: Heat, Humidity, and Humility

Our team arrived at the build site in Santa Elena after a long and bumpy bus ride from our hotel in La Cruz. Because of the size of our group and the...

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Global Village: What we bring to Costa Rica

Our team slowly trickled in to the Liberia International Airport; by dinner time on Saturday, we were all present and accounted for. In addition to...

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