Blog Archive
Weimar Institute Educational Update
In light of recent government directives and public health concerns, the Weimar Board of Directors and leadership team recently announced educational options for Weimar College and Weimar Academy students for the remainder of the school year. These options have been...
Weimar Institute Total Community Involvement Update
As we are practicing healthy habits and social distancing, we are missing our weekly visits with our community friends during TCI. Although we cannot be of help in our usual TCI ways, we want to continue to be of help in other ways. Here at Weimar Institute, we...
Mission Humanly Impossible Blog #2
When people would ask where our class was going for a mission trip this year, they always seemed quite surprised when I would reply that we were going to Molokai, Hawaii. Understandably so. Usually, when you think of going to Hawaii, you think of the gorgeous beaches,...
Mission: Humanly Impossible Blog #1
The morning had started far too early for my personal fancy. Tired? Yes. Sleep deprived? Yes. Excited ? Oh yes, even more so! Our class of 23 seniors and 4 staff begin to trickle into the parking lot of Weimar Academy as the clock struck 3:30 in the morning. After...
Certainly, I Am With You (Pons, Cuba Update)
The Very Beginning [ 3/24/19 ] At 12:30pm we gathered together at the AC to do last minute packing for mission trip. There was a mix of excitement as well as fear of the unknown. Would we forget something? Would we make it to the airport on time? Is everything ready?...
Where Theory Meets Reality (Pilotos, Cuba Update)
One pack of cigarettes, one cigarette lighter, and one ashtray lay on the table in front of us. “These are all the items in my house,” she said. “I’m ready to quit.” We had gathered for a special cessation ceremony with Elena* in her home, and as we sat in a circle in...
Women’s Retreat
The cool water laps at the sides of our paddle board as my friend and I propel it forward, water swirling away from our paddles. In the distance we hear the faint laughter of the other girls on the dock. It seems to be a recurring problem to have one of the boats get...
Cuba~Blog #3 (3/28)
Bici Taxis? Bumpy? It is amazing how quick your perspective can change! Today we hired a horse carriage to take us to the meeting. It’s amazing how that little horse can canter while carrying eight people and the carriage! It’s also amazing how much you notice the...
Cuba~Blog #2 (3/27 evening)
Our first night is done…wow. We are already on island time, though. Despite the fact that we knew we should leave our apartment at 7, we didn’t leave till 7:30, much to our translators’ chagrin. We were so late, that they hired Bici taxis for us. Now, a Bici taxi...
Cuba~Blog #1 (3/27 morning)
I can’t believe this is real. The chorus of a thousand birds constantly fills the air. The heat, which sometimes seems unbearable, is pulsed away by the cool breeze. I still haven’t figured out if the toilet works, but there is running water! That in itself seems...