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Discover SPRINT – Sunday, November 3

Join us at Discover SPRINT for a night of stories and video from Summer, 2013 SPRINT trips!  Sunday night, November 3, 7:00 PM in Demaray Hall 150 on the SPU campus.

What SPRINT’s All About

Hello, friends! With today’s return of the Vietnam SPRINT team and the departure of the Brazil team, we’re pretty close to SPRINT’s halfway point this summer.  (For a full list of this summer’s trips, visit the SPRINT webpage). I know you’re primarily interested in reports from teams’ trips, so I’ll keep this post brief.  Quickly, […]

Singapore airport!

The team’s at the Singapore airport now. Next stop: Tokyo!

Back to Singapore!

I received quick emails from the team last night when they reached the Pillows and Toast hostel in Singapore. In just a few hours (3 am their time) they’ll leave the hostel to travel to the airport for a 7 am flight. We’ll see them soon! Thanks for your support of these students! Owen.

Home Soon!

Hello, friends! The team is debriefing at their base camp island today; we may hear from them before they head home, but I wanted to make sure you had their return flight information.  You’ll find that, as well as some ideas on how to receive them, below. After a month in Indonesia, the team will […]

Off to Island #3!

Here’s another brief update from the team.  After a few days of rest at basecamp this weekend they’re headed out for their third island visit. Owen. —— We are doing well. We completed our 2nd island stay and have been resting and doing a work project for a few days. We go to our 3rd […]

And now a word from the team…

Here’s an email I received from the team this evening. They’re doing well: enjoying the islands and learning where “overseas” is… Owen. —- Hey Owen this is team Indo trying to give you an update. We’ve just finished out first island and now on our way to the second island. Can you update our blog? […]

Quick update

Hello friends! This is Owen, checking in with a quick update. After their first island stay, the team returned to base camp to debrief and refresh, and today heads out for their second island homestay visit. We’ll keep you updated! Owen.

Day 5

We’ve finished our language training here and are getting ready to head to base camp in a couple of hours. We’ve gotten to go shopping, try some interesting new fruits, enjoy the heat (and humidity), and meet some new friends. We will get to our first island in a couple of days. So far it’s […]

They’ve arrived!

I just received word from our SPRINT partners in Indonesia – the team has arrived safely! Stay tuned for more updates to come – we’ll post new details at least weekly. In the meantime, please let me know if you have questions. My email is owen@spu.edu. Thanks for your support of these students! Owen.