Martha Grace CavazosInterconnected Inauguration and the Ripple EffectOn January 20, 2017 I watched the Inauguration on my 14 hour flight from Boston to Dubai. With tears streaming down my face, my fingertips…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 6: “Do you feel safe?”Between gulps at the dentist’s office, I explained to the hygienist what “Trek” really is — in short, of course. I told her that buildOn…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 5: When to DanceWhen we stayed in Keurmakodou, Senegal, the drummers came from another village, and they fit all 5 crew members and drums in a small, white…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 4: LaborWe carried buckets of hazy-colored water from a small wellspring to the worksite. Mostly in groups of 20, women walked in a line…Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 3: How do you eat?My host dad sells bananas. He piles them by bushel or two onto the back of his bicycle and hits the unpaved road. He bikes about ten rocky…Jun 27, 2017Jun 27, 2017
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 2: Jeeps and GoatsThere we were: about 8 people sitting in dark red plastic chairs talking in 2 languages next to a cement brick home, a thatched fence and…Jun 5, 2017Jun 5, 2017
Martha Grace CavazosVol. 1: First and LastFor the last 16 months, I have hopped between my apartment in Detroit to five different developing countries as a buildOn Trek Coordinator…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017