Walking and working on the Camino

We have more and more people being posted to albergues in France and Spain this season. Please let me know if you receive  your posting and I will add your name (first name only) to our list. And if you are walking by, stop in and say hello to a fellow Canadian.

Follow along with two of our hospitaleros

Julie and Joerg are now in Estella serving as hospitaleros. They are keeping a blog so that you can follow along on their adventures in town, on the job, with the pilgrims, and with the locals.
http://camino.julieros.islandnet.com/

More Canadians on their way to Spain

We had another terrific group in Victoria this past weekend, from Winnipeg, Oregon, Vancouver, Victoria, Portland and the Gulf and San Juan Islands. Many great discussions, lots of laughter, good food and always a stimulating exchange of information ensured that everyone now feels confident about returning to Spain or France to serve the pilgrims on their way to Santiago. Thanks to Joerg for taking so many photos and we wish him and Julie "buen camino" as they go off to serve in Estella in June. As hospitaleros this will be a very different camino. We are all very excited for them. For a list of others serving this year, please click here.

 Commissioning ceremony

 Preparing lunch: caldo verde and sopa de ajo

Enjoying lunch: We cooked it ourselves!!!

More Hospitaleros off to Spain and France

We've had two terrific training session in Calgary and Toronto and already have some people posted.

See the updated list here.  And please let Tom or Mary know if you receive a posting and we will add your name to the list. 

The Commissioning of the Toronto group




And what a wonderful group of people. They will all be wonderful hospitaleros!

 

 And the Calgary group in during the Oracíon in full song!

Basic Dictionary for Hospitaleros available!

Thanks to Laura Monastier, there is now a dictionary that hospitaleros can use that will greatly assist them in helping those pilgrims speaking French, German, Italian or Spanish. It is a wonderful resource and Laura has kindly given permission to use it, print it, share it. Find it here

Thank you Laura!!

Hospitalero Training in Calgary and Toronto!!

We have had so much demand for hospitalero training this year that we are offering the training in Calgary on the weekend of March 14-16, in Toronto, March 21-23 and in Victoria, April 11-13. Please click on the city for the link to the registration form and see the sidebar for more information on the training schedule reports from Canadian hosptialeros who have served in the past year(s).

Hospitalero training offered in Victoria

We have had many requests for more hospitalero training, so will offer this again in Victoria, BC on the weekend of April 11-13.  If you are interest in participating in the training, please fill out the registration form and contact Mary Virtue.  You can see what a typical weekend of training entails, see reports of other hospitaleros by clicking on links located at the bar on the right.