Pokhara, Nepal

James McManus Latitudes Year
Nepal, she called; Me, I answered- and my life has been all the stranger since. I came into this semester expecting to be nothing more than a farmer with too much time on his hands and a lingering taste of adventure in his mouth. I am now the Indiana Jones of Diamond H.S.S. English Boarding school. I take short leaves from the school to go off on adventures, I trek… Read More

Grateful

James McManus India- SHANTI
Carpe crew, I have no negative feedback for the time we’ve shared over here, only appreciations. I am humbled to know that there are organizations out there that can get a group of 7 18-20 year-olds into, and through this place. India in a word is “dense,” I don’t know how else to put it without whipping out my camera to show off some pics and vids. I have full… Read More

Phool Chatti Ashram

James McManus India- SHANTI
Shanti arrived in Rishikesh on the 25th of October from Calcutta by Plane, Train, and an auto which took us to what seemed like nowhere near our hotel. We gathered our packs and wits to navigate our way through a refreshing change of scenery. A few minutes into the walk our crew was compressed onto, and stretched out over, what seemed like a one-way bridge: we soon remembered there are… Read More

Scavenger Hunt

James McManus India- SHANTI
Namaste from New Delhi! Today we are out on a scavenger hunt of the city. We have met some really nice people who are helping us find what we need. The city is crazy but really cool. We are enjoying getting used to the culture and language. -Margaret Things here are incredible! It’s all so different and new to us, but we pick up all we can everyday. the language… Read More