Volunteer Eileen Yelverton

I am excited to be a member on this Kyrgyzstan trip! This will be my second Global Village build with Roger, the first being Nepal in 2009. I live in Lyons, CO with my best friend and husband Forrest who is also on this trip. I've worked as a geologist, carpenter, cabinet maker and a "non-working" mom (my best job yet). Currently I am back to homesteading, puttering and wandering, volunteering, reading, traveling, enjoying friends and family, and trying to spend as much time outdoors as possible. (I still dream of having chickens!) With Roger as our fearless leader, I have no doubt we will be a great team!

Volunteers Robyn Johnson & Zach Krapfl

Hello all, I’m Robyn. I live in Colorado where I work as a counselor, ride my bike, and used to take care of chickens. My husband Zach and I are in the midst of building our own home, so we thought it would be fun to take a break by building a house for someone else far, far away. This will be my first Habitat Global Village trip. I’ve wanted to go on one for a while, but have let work or dog duty get in the way. So silly. Be forewarned that Roger is my beloved if somewhat ornery father-in-law, therefore an added incentive for attending is to observe him in his element as well as score brownie points for life. While I’ve never been even remotely close to Kyrgyzstan, I’ve done a share of overseas travel and volunteering. I especially like that this trip has us staying with host families and know it will add to what we give and take away from this adventure. See you all in Kyrgyzstan!

I’m Zach, Robyn and I live in Paonia Colorado where I design electric bike and renewable residential energy systems. We’ll be incorporating a lot of my design ideas in a house we’re building in Paonia.

I can't wait to visit Kyrgyzstan, meet the people and return for my 2nd Habitat build (Nepal was my first) with many other returning friends as well as what already looks to be a great crew!

 

Volunteer Yvette Marie Meftah

I've worked in public service my entire career, and Habitat is a wonderful extension of that -  it also provides a more direct and immediate way of helping someone than working in government usually does.  My parents immigrated to the States from Ireland and Iran, so they made international travel a priority when I was growing up, showing us other countries and teaching us to appreciate and respect the differences in cultures - their world view and strong commitment to helping others has always inspired me to see and experience more.  I just finished a H4H project in Mozambique in March and am looking forward to our group's trip in September.