Guate-molly im sweatin´… WOOO

Archive Central America- MAYA
¡¡¡ Ipa !!! Thats ¨hello¨ in k´iche, the indiginous Mayan language.  We are just about done with day 2 of our first homestay in Pasac village.  The three hour bumpy car ride was well worth it.  So far we have had a day and a half of extremely fun, as well as exhausting, activities.  These range from checking out the local coffee producer to playing a Gringos vs Guatamalans soccer… Read More

Backpackers take Baños!

Archive South America- INTI
Yesterday we arrived in Baños for our week-long stay! The city is beautiful and small with the feel of a small town! This morning we all began our language lessons at the school here in the city. Each class has only one or two people which is excellent for beginners and more advanced students alike. Last night for dinner we all experienced pizza cones… yes, pizza cones.We also tried sweet… Read More

May I Use the Baños

Archive South America- INTI
Hello, Josh and Emily are writing this blog post in an internet cafe in the town of Baños. Today, Josh got up at 6:00 AM and ran to the local hotsprings. A waterfall cascades about 50 feet away, and brings in cold water for a shock when you want to go in and out of the hot water. Today we started Spanish classes for the first time. Emily is staying… Read More

Hello from Beautiful Baños

Archive South America- INTI
Hello from Rhiannon here in Baños! I am in love with this beautiful little town, it may be touristy, but for a good reason! It feels like a little piece of heaven here and I don’t want to think about leaving. Yesterday, Cecelia (my roomie!) and I walked the streets with our friendly host down immediately after meeting him. We got confused about what time it was, and missed meeting… Read More

2/18/13 scavenger hunt in Sigatoka

Archive South Pacific- HONGI
Our second day in the town of Sigatoka, Emma, Lexi, and I are a group for the scavenger hunt throughout Sigatoka. We walked through the market yesterday to get food for our houses where we delegate cooking/cleaning responsibilities for each meal. We’re only in Sigatoka for one or two more days as we finish orientation, then we head into the local village to meet our homestay family. So far everything… Read More

IN FIJI

Archive South Pacific- HONGI
Just arrived in Fiji and loving it! This is such a beautiful island filled with the nicest people. I’m currently on a scavenger hunt with my teammates Maddie and Brendan, checking tasks off the list and exploring it’s wonderful culture. I love it so far, this is such an amazing place!… Read More

Scavenger Hunt!

Archive South Pacific- HONGI
Hello! This is our first internet post in Fiji. We are team Timi! We are Andrew, Ana and Jeff. Hi again! This is Ana. Team Timi decided to reevaluate our blog post. We ate some wonderful Indian food and people watched. Everyone is very friendly. We bought some Okra (sp?) in the market. At the bungalos where we are staying the beach is faaaaabulous! Oh my goodness the water is… Read More

Morogoro

Archive East Africa- KIFARU
Habari! The group’s days in Morogoro had us engaged with locals and brushing up on our bargaining skills. We definitely got a taste of the local cuisine when dining out and exploring what the town has to offer. There are so many friendly people here and most if not all are excited to get to know us, even snapping a few pictures with them. Our Kiswahili is definitely improving as… Read More

First Post from India!

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Hey all you blog followers and information hounds, Rebecca, Daphne and Kyle checking in at our first visit to an internet cafe. It’s our first jaunt about the crowded, insane circus that is Dehli and we are loving every moment of it. Wish us luck on our scavenger hunt around the metropolis and pray that we don’t get ripped off by the locals. We’re off to buy supplies for the… Read More

We Made It!

Archive India- SHANTI
Wandered into the backstreets of New Delhi, ending up in a Muslim neighborhood. The streets became narrower and denser until it seemed as if we were in the bowels of the city. Once we were sufficiently lost we were turned around and sent back by the locals. It was almost a relief since we were the only tourists there and the streets got noisier, more bustling and slightly more foreboding… Read More

The first post from Sienna in Thailand!

Archive Latitudes Year
I’m on my second day at the Baan Yuu Suk Shelter and I love it so, so much!! The people here are so wonderful–there are two American staff members and one British woman, and all the volunteers are American save for one Canadian. The rest of the staff, including the founder of COSA, Mickey, are Thai. They were so welcoming and amazingly nice. Meeting the girls was also incredible–they are… Read More

From the Healing House, in Cusco Peru!

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Hello all! I am in Cusco, Peru working and living at a Healing House. I spent about a week and a half in Lima staying at the sister house of the Healing House, which is Art House Lima.  I was staying with a fantastic Peruvian family very near the ocean.  I got to see some local music, a water and light show, go to a BioFeria, and partake in fire… Read More

bula bulaaaaa from scott and cat

Archive South Pacific- WALKABOUT
What’s up everyone, scott and cat is here at the internet cafe. Just visited the hindu temple, which was sweet! We still have a few more items to scavenge but its all good here. I’m sure the other groups covered this in the other posts but we leave tomorrow or the next day to live in a Fijian village for almost 3 WEEKS! The village is called Nadali pronounced ‘Nandali’… Read More