Three days until the me and the rest of my crazy Brendel family packs up and goes to Belarus for a week. Some families may go to Maine. Others to California or Texas or England. But not me in three days time I will be on a plane to Belarus. Hope that you all will see my blog and check up on it now and again while I'm there. Over and out!
AuthorI'm Lydia. I am a thirteen-year-old Ipswich-ean from Massachusetts and I have been traveling to Belarus since I can remember. I have always felt cut off from the rest of the world when I traveled so I created this blog to bring my two worlds together. I have been going to Belarus since I was seven months old and this will be my 17th trip. Umm...Everyone always asks me, "What is Belarus?" and I have said it so many times I'm sick of it. But, this is the last time I will ever say these words. Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe. It is in between Russia and Poland, under Latvia and Lithuania, and right above Ukraine. It was part of the Soviet Union and is one of the securest countries I know of.
What Do You Do Exactly?Well, we certainly don't go there for vacation. That's for sure. My dad works with an agency called New Thing. New Thing is an organization that helps provide hospitals and homes with food, care, and other essentials for under privileged people in Belarus. Find out more about New Thing at www.dougbrendel.com
We work with several foster families and orphanages such as Zhodino. ZhodinoZhodino is a place for abused children or children with drug/alcohol addict parents. This is our most common visit. We bring toys and spend a day with the kids and staff. That is my favorite part of the trip. Two years ago, we brought kites and spent a day trying -and failing- to fly kites. Some of the kids have been there so long that they have learned to speak a little english! We exchange words in our own languages and eventually play soccer in the backyard. I know this sounds like fun but once you've been there, you know that these people need some help.
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