ok so full disclosher this blog post will be hard to read. im siting in an internet cafe wer half the letters are rubbed off the key bord and the spell chek is set to spanish so every word i wright is under lined in red. wich is not to diffrent except spell chek is is even more confused then nolmal. so with out ferther adeu have fun with this nonsens.
ok so this week we had a group out from nebraska. and they wer boss. we wer almost allways done with the houes before lunch. thes guys and galls could do work. not only that but they wer all supper cool a cupel of them got me a gient wooden spoon and promesed to send a care pakeg and a nother allredy put 2 box in the mail for us. awsome dudes man. we all so went on a hike up to the top off a massiv hill erly one morning. at the top we wer above cloud level. it was adsalutly beutiful we sat down and watched the sun rise over another hill then climed around on the rock and found a cave and all this was befor 7 am
after the nebraskens left all the other interns pased out so i worked out took a shower then went for a walk. it was a good day i got most the in terns to workout with me a coupel days later and i think ther going to keep doing it with me so that will be fun. we allso went on a nother hike wich was awsome. not sure if iv sead it yet but the interns are all supper cool and we are all geting along super well.
well thats all from me for now i hope you couled figuar out what i was trying to say
peace out guys, ashton
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
oh boy here we go
so i just wanna start by saying sorry its been so long. see every week we have a weekly disiplen. two weeks ago we where not allowed to eat pig cow PB&J or cereal (most of what us staff eat) but last week was no contact with the outside world. meaning no internet no phones no mail. so that's why i was off grid for a bit.
we had our first group down last week and it was a bunch of kids from Toronto Canada. great bunch of kids the first 3 days we built houses. on the forth day we did a bath house. we checked kids for lice and treated it if need be then washed there hair and feet then gave then some clothes. the whole thing was fanominal. after the Canadians left we had a day group come down. this is where it gets cool after the one week i got to lead a build (well half a build) me and Eddie took a group out and he lead until lunch after that he left me in charge and took off. this meant i had to finish the house and lead the group home all on my own. i was driving a big old truck and they where following in a van. luckily we where closes so i could find my way back to the dorms.
after all the groups where gone we had to clean the dorms and get it ready for summer when most groups come down. one job that i had was to drive one of our vans to the shop to get a leak fixed. here's the catch. i had to do it all by my self. in america this would be no problem. but this is mexico. stop sins are more of a suggestion to maby slow down. and their is no such ting as right of way. you just have to gun-it and not hit any thing wail hoping nothing hits you. the song Jesus take the wheel springs to mind. in addition to their being seemingly no traffic laws the rodes are all covered in pot holes and speed bumps, if ther even is a rode. half the rodes are just a really narrow rocky dirt path. now if none of that sounds bad hears the kicker. the have open air markets (think Saturday market ) on the sides of the rodes. people every wher children darting in front of you dogs laying in the rode its pure chaos. all this to say i found my way to the tier shop spock my sad broken Spanish and found my way home with out killing any one or thing and not crashing or breaking any thin and i was prod of my self.
well thats all for no we got another group coming up but i broke my camera all ready so it might be i bit till i get more pics up but i am putting some up now.
ashton out
we had our first group down last week and it was a bunch of kids from Toronto Canada. great bunch of kids the first 3 days we built houses. on the forth day we did a bath house. we checked kids for lice and treated it if need be then washed there hair and feet then gave then some clothes. the whole thing was fanominal. after the Canadians left we had a day group come down. this is where it gets cool after the one week i got to lead a build (well half a build) me and Eddie took a group out and he lead until lunch after that he left me in charge and took off. this meant i had to finish the house and lead the group home all on my own. i was driving a big old truck and they where following in a van. luckily we where closes so i could find my way back to the dorms.
after all the groups where gone we had to clean the dorms and get it ready for summer when most groups come down. one job that i had was to drive one of our vans to the shop to get a leak fixed. here's the catch. i had to do it all by my self. in america this would be no problem. but this is mexico. stop sins are more of a suggestion to maby slow down. and their is no such ting as right of way. you just have to gun-it and not hit any thing wail hoping nothing hits you. the song Jesus take the wheel springs to mind. in addition to their being seemingly no traffic laws the rodes are all covered in pot holes and speed bumps, if ther even is a rode. half the rodes are just a really narrow rocky dirt path. now if none of that sounds bad hears the kicker. the have open air markets (think Saturday market ) on the sides of the rodes. people every wher children darting in front of you dogs laying in the rode its pure chaos. all this to say i found my way to the tier shop spock my sad broken Spanish and found my way home with out killing any one or thing and not crashing or breaking any thin and i was prod of my self.
well thats all for no we got another group coming up but i broke my camera all ready so it might be i bit till i get more pics up but i am putting some up now.
ashton out
Friday, May 10, 2013
oh man i all most forgot
oh man i all most fogot. you can send me carie pakiges if you want. it can be stuff for me/the staff or stuff for the orfens at the orphaniges just mail it to 555 Saturn Blvd., Ste. B-510, San Diego, CA 92154 rock on and untill next time
Ashton
Ashton
chek out thos wack pics man
hey guys so now much has happened sens my last post we have just been doing work around the dorm. but here is the cool news. i got pictures up finally look at the top right and there is a link that says "pictures" click on that bad boy and you can check out all my totally sweet pics. we have a group coming out this week so i should have more storys next time. thanks for all the support and prayrs and what not and if you still want to send some funds but havent or have but want to send more its not to late. you still can. i think im almost half way to my gole.
peace out for now and ill update you next week.
peace out for now and ill update you next week.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
first post from mexico
Hey guys, i finly got some free time so i thot id take adventig of it and post up on here realy quick. It took a little doing tho becues the web site was in Spanish. But with some quick Goggling i got the kinks worked out and with out further delay i will attempt to tell you all about what iv ben up to this week in my own speshel and broken English way.
ok my week began with 30 hours of a buss, well actually 3 buses. the ride its self was uneventful. it was a lot of reading staring out the window and a sore butt. the trip got interesting when i hit the Mexican border i had to transfer on to this rickety Mexican buss that drove around and picked up a bunch more Hispanic people. i was the only wight dude and no one spoke much English and i knew only a hand full of Spanish words. the buss finally heads for the border and i stat to get excited. when we get ther every one is specking in Spanish and they all get off so i fallow there lead and get of and unloaded my pack for the back. next they walk in to a building with one of thos x-ray conveyer belt things. i put my gear on and walk to the other side and pick it all up. next they lead me to a guy standing by a little table. on the table was a little metal box with a red butten. above that wer two pains of glass one with a man walking on it and one with a hand making the stop sign like for crosswalks. the man tells me some thing in Spanish and points at the butten. i assume he want me to push it so i do and the pain of glass with the walking man lights up green and the man let me thro. next thing i know i'm getting shuffled back on to my buss and whisked across the border and in to Mexico. they never asked for my id or passport. they just x-rayed my pack and had my push the all knowing butten that demed me worthy to enter Mexico. the bus then doped me off at the Tijuana air port. i sat down and waited for mcm to come pick me up. later i found out that mcm would of picked me up at San deago but oh well it fun to cross on my own. the rest of the week was less exciting other then the fact that im now living in Mexico
the above image is where im staying and below is my hammock set up in the bottom bunk of a bunk bed
all the other staff here are fantastic and im geting to know them all well. im slowly adding to my spanish vocabulary as well as perfecting "no hablo espanol." iv already jumped in and started my service this week iv done some painting, fed and played with orphans (pics to come) and this weekend we helped out at a camp for little boys wich was fun. i got to be in a dunk tank and every thing. i think a nother inter got some pics of it but i dont have accses to thos yet. when i do tho ill get them up on here asap. as far as culcher gos im geting used to it but one werd thin is that the have cars that drive up and doun the streets blaring comershels like icecream trucks and at the time of wrighting this one is going up and douwn our srtet playing a hispanic translation of gang nam styel remix for some political campain... so as you can see its prity awsome down here
i miss you all much and im going to try it get beter about taking pic to post for yall but this is all for now
until next time ashton
ok my week began with 30 hours of a buss, well actually 3 buses. the ride its self was uneventful. it was a lot of reading staring out the window and a sore butt. the trip got interesting when i hit the Mexican border i had to transfer on to this rickety Mexican buss that drove around and picked up a bunch more Hispanic people. i was the only wight dude and no one spoke much English and i knew only a hand full of Spanish words. the buss finally heads for the border and i stat to get excited. when we get ther every one is specking in Spanish and they all get off so i fallow there lead and get of and unloaded my pack for the back. next they walk in to a building with one of thos x-ray conveyer belt things. i put my gear on and walk to the other side and pick it all up. next they lead me to a guy standing by a little table. on the table was a little metal box with a red butten. above that wer two pains of glass one with a man walking on it and one with a hand making the stop sign like for crosswalks. the man tells me some thing in Spanish and points at the butten. i assume he want me to push it so i do and the pain of glass with the walking man lights up green and the man let me thro. next thing i know i'm getting shuffled back on to my buss and whisked across the border and in to Mexico. they never asked for my id or passport. they just x-rayed my pack and had my push the all knowing butten that demed me worthy to enter Mexico. the bus then doped me off at the Tijuana air port. i sat down and waited for mcm to come pick me up. later i found out that mcm would of picked me up at San deago but oh well it fun to cross on my own. the rest of the week was less exciting other then the fact that im now living in Mexico
all the other staff here are fantastic and im geting to know them all well. im slowly adding to my spanish vocabulary as well as perfecting "no hablo espanol." iv already jumped in and started my service this week iv done some painting, fed and played with orphans (pics to come) and this weekend we helped out at a camp for little boys wich was fun. i got to be in a dunk tank and every thing. i think a nother inter got some pics of it but i dont have accses to thos yet. when i do tho ill get them up on here asap. as far as culcher gos im geting used to it but one werd thin is that the have cars that drive up and doun the streets blaring comershels like icecream trucks and at the time of wrighting this one is going up and douwn our srtet playing a hispanic translation of gang nam styel remix for some political campain... so as you can see its prity awsome down here
i miss you all much and im going to try it get beter about taking pic to post for yall but this is all for now
until next time ashton
Saturday, April 27, 2013
last day
well today is my last day here in portland. tomorrow i will be hopping on a buss heding for mexico. i geting excited now as i pack up all my gear and get redy for the feasta tonight. well i better get going i have lots to do today but i hope to see you all at the party (that is if your in town) and if not well dont forget to follow my blog to get updates.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Update
Hello friends and family, Ashton here. I have recently discovered that pay pall will only let me transfer $500 a month. I wanted to use pay pall to make every thing easier, but because of this limit i will have to change to a different method. This method is going old school with cash/check ether given to me or mailed directly to MCM. If you choose to wright a check make it payable to "Mexico Caravan Ministries" with a note in the memo line or attached saying "these funds are to be used for Ashton M Moore" or some thing along those lines. You can give funds to ether me, one of my parents, or sisters and they will get it to me/my mom (who will be facilitating my finances well i am gone. if you choose to mail in support mail it to Mexico Caravan Ministries at: 555 Saturn Blvd., Ste. B-510, San Diego, CA 92154 or to me at 40 NE 199th AVE portland OR 97230.
if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment on here and ill try to get back to you
thank you for all your support, and dont forget to fallow me, Ashton
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