WAVES

Heather Vaught Latitudes Year
7 marzo, 2017 I write this sitting in a friend’s living room, listening to the rain beat some ancient rhythm outside as it has been for the past few days. Jack and I are staying here at Kike’s tonight because the room we’re living in has leaks in the roof and we’d prefer not to wake up again to a floor that resembles one of the surf spots here, Piscinas.… Read More

The Mountain School

Heather Vaught Central America- MAYA
We started our week at La Escuela de Montana, a Spanish school in the middle of the jungle. The staff and teachers were fantastic and everyone’s Spanish has improved exceptionally. Throughout the week different lectures and activities were available such as an early morning hike and history lessons on mayan culture. For our last day with our teachers, we competed in an intense game of futbol (we practically won). To… Read More

Week in Baños

Heather Vaught South America- INTI
Last week we left Finca Mono Verde, a beautiful, lush permaculture farm on the Ecuadorian coast and we arrived in the bustling and breathtaking city of Baños surrounded by mountains and a large active volcano! This week was different for us because we were living in pairs with host families rather than all of us living in one place together. Living with people we never met before, in a city… Read More

South America: Week 2

Heather Vaught South America- INTI
Here we are: the end of Week Two. When I look back on the trip thus far, I see limitless memories made through experiences we have lived, and when I look forward to our time ahead, I see unlimited potential for more life from which to learn. Each person in this group is an incredibly unique individual with different goals, passions, and stories to tell, but I can try to… Read More

Guatemala Week 2: Xela

Heather Vaught Central America- MAYA
We arrived in Xela after a 5 hour bus ride from Guatemala City on Friday. A couple hours into the trip we stopped for some food but other than that it was a looong bus ride. This is our first week with homestays and we´ve been using what we learned from G22 and being environmentally responsible. This whole week went by like a blur, we´ve been taking 5 hour long… Read More

Santiago de Cuba

Heather Vaught Cuba - CHANGO
Hola! Welcome to our second blog about our latest (respectively) adventure! We arrived in Santiago De Cuba and met up with our casa particularas. Our house stays felt a little more homey this time, as our Spanish was a good bit better and our chemistry as a group made us all more confident! The rhythm took over as we learned to Salsa, Son, and Rumba. We learned surprisingly quick and… Read More

Updates from South America!

Heather Vaught South America- INTI
After lots of travel to get to Quito, we spent three days in a quaint hostel getting to know each other and doing lots of orientation activities. After orientation we came and to Las Delicias farm where we have spent the week. Chari and Juan Carlos’s family have been incredibly kind and welcoming. This was our first week of Spanish classes, so every morning we went to our various classes… Read More

Updates from Guatemala

Heather Vaught Central America- MAYA
Hola from Guatemala, Its been great first week so far. We started out with meeting each other at the LAX airport. The vibe and connection within the group was amaze balllsssss! After that we were off to the beautiful country of Guatemalaaaa. We all landed safely. We started the week off with orientation at Earthlodge. which was beyond beautiful. the view was amazing. you could see all the volcanos and… Read More

Updates from Cuba

Heather Vaught Cuba - CHANGO
Hola, y beunvenidos a Holguin. Escuchando la primeras palabres de grupo Chango en Holguin! Welcome to group Chango’s blog, where you can keep up with our latest (respectively) adventures! We spent the last week in Holguin! Orientation was packed full of Spanish with incorrect verb tense, corny camp games, and laughter shared all around. Upon landing in Holguin we were met by our “guide” (but really our good friend) Ernesto… Read More

Safe arrival

Heather Vaught South America- INTI
The South America group has arrived safely in Quito! We received word that they landed, were picked up from the airport, and are now settling into their hostel in Quito. They’ll be heading out shortly for lunch – their first Ecuadorian meal. They are looking forward the next few days of orientation. getting to know one another, learning about Ecuador, and preparing for the semester to come. Stay tuned for… Read More

Safe arrival

Heather Vaught Cuba - CHANGO
We just received word that the Cuba group has arrived safely! The were picked up from the airport and driven to their casas particulares in Holguin, where they’re settling in and enjoying the warm weather. They are looking forward to the next few days of orientation – where they’ll get to know more about one another, Cuba, and the semester ahead. The next posts will be from the students in… Read More

Safe arrival

Heather Vaught Central America- MAYA
We just received word that the MAYA group has arrived safely in Guatemala. The were picked up from the airport and driven to their hostel outside Antigua, where they’re settling in, and enjoying the good weather and beautiful views. They are looking forward to the next few days of orientation – where they’ll get to know more about one another, Guatemala, and the semester ahead. The next posts will be… Read More

Off into the world!

Heather Vaught Central America- MAYA
The MAYA group is all together for the first time! They’ve all arrived safely to LAX, checked in for their flight to Guatemala and are heading through security. They are already enjoying getting to know one another and are looking forward to the journey ahead. We wish them safe and easy travels tonight and will post another blog here once we receive word that they have arrived in Antigua and… Read More

Let the journey begin!

Heather Vaught Cuba - CHANGO
The CUBA students have all arrived safely in Miami! They’re all checked in to the hotel and settling in for the the night. They are already enjoying getting to know one another and are looking forward to the journey ahead. We wish them safe and easy travels tomorrow and will post another blog here once we receive word that they have arrived in Cuba. They took an almost complete group… Read More