Building a Garbage Hut

This post features student writing. We started our day with building a garbage hut! We had to mix our own cement and place the concrete blocks. After this, we headed back to Portsmouth to get more supplies for the garbage hut. We returned to the…

Work Project Begins

This post features student writing. We all were excited to begin our first official work day! Our first project was to repaint a bus stop. We completed the base cover of the bus stop and are excited to finish our final design. After one bucket…

Our First Days Here!

Greetings from trip leaders, Alli & James! We’ve been in Dominica for two full days and we are LOVING IT! Our group of students is constantly bonding, whether we’re on car rides, cliff jumping, or just talking among ourselves, and we’re quickly adjusting to the…

Dominica, Here We Come!

Hey everyone! Greetings from your leaders, Alli and James. We’re in Putney, VT, where we’re getting ready for an amazing summer in the Caribbean! We absolutely cannot wait to meet all of you! Alli will greet you at the airport in Atlanta, while James will…

Welcome!

Welcome to Putney!  This blog is where friends and family can follow along on the group’s adventures through periodic updates, photos, and stories from our leaders and students in the field.  While we hope for a blog update once or twice each week, internet access…