Yasas from Crete! After a long travel day, we arrived in the most idyllic village in the mountains of southern Crete. Once abandoned, a community of artists has restored and revitalized it. Our homes for these first two weeks are 200 year old mud houses, with plenty of charm and unbelievable views. The whole group has quickly jumped into learning Greek phrases and trying the local cuisine. Our main contact… Read More

Hooray, the Meraki group has arrived safely in Crete. After a long day (and night!) of travel the are making their way to their accommodation where they’ll have some dinner and get some rest before they dive into their orientation tomorrow. They’ll post an update for them early next week to let us know how their first few days go. We look forward to following along on their journey!… Read More

We’re happy to report that the MERAKI students have all arrived safely to Newark and the group is getting ready for the flight to Greece! They are already enjoying getting to know one another and we are so excited to follow along on their journey these next few months. We’ll post another blog here tomorrow once we hear they have arrived safely in Greece. We wish them safe travels tonight… Read More

Hello Meraki Crew and all who will be following and supporting us on this journey! With the excitement of our semester just around the corner, we are so excited to be writing this first blog. Although the students will be the usual voice on the majority of the blogs throughout our adventure, you will be hearing from us periodically too. So, who are we? Enter Adam and Mara, the Carpe… Read More