Written By Kate and Danica Coming from Siem Reap, we went into PTD with little to no expectations. Though we arrived with low spirits, this week became one of our best. When we arrived we were greeted by Rith (the director of PTD) and a great home-cooked meal. That day we all settled in and rested to prepare for the next day. Every morning at 7 am we all slowly… Read More
Written by Ava and Sam with the group SDT. Or as it was accidentally referred to a couple of times, STD. SDT, or student-directed travel, is a time when the group is completely in charge of planning the week. We were given only a budget and a flight that we had to catch, and the rest was on us to plan. We had spent time at the Chiang Dao Youth… Read More
Written By Leora This week ended on an unfortunate note, due to mostly all of us falling ill. Though, when I could still hang in there, I learned a lot in our initial couple days of arriving in The Kingdom of Cambodia. Particularly, I learned that most of the people I have come across in Cambodia are very kind. On the first day of our travels, we planned to visit… Read More
Written By Adi 11/7
Aloha! Our week started off at the Ulu co – op where we met Anissa, she started off by giving us a tour of the 4 acre farm where they have trees such as Ulu (Breadfruit), Papaya, Lilikoi (Passionfruit) , and many many ti leaves. We harvested some Ulu and Papaya and got to work cleaning up tarps, digging in the very rocky ground that 2,500… Read More
Written By Bella & Avery The group continued their time in Agios Ioannis, Crete, with an archeology lesson lead by Carly, in which we visited her lab and saw the process that artifacts are restored and studied. After an educationally stimulating morning, the group learned how to cook a traditional greek feta and jam dessert by our lovely chef, Kristina. As the night went on, in our American nature, the… Read More
Written By Gabriel, Abby & Lindsey First full week in Costa Rica! We spent the week in the town of Mastatal with a local family on their farm with many interesting characters: their hilarious son Andres, several bats flying overhead every night, and a stinky dog we named Kevin, even though she was a girl.
The days consisted of farm work, painting murals, and visiting local businesses. Every morning the… Read More
Written By Helen, Ella, & Chance ¡Hola from the jungles of Rio Dulce! Boy, do we need to fill you in. Sit down, grab a snack, and listen to the adventure of a lifetime. Bang! We started off with a bang on Monday morning by competing in a series of group competitions. The group participated in two heated tournaments; ping pong and cannonballs. Mats roared as he devoured his competitors… Read More
Written By Charlie October 31, 2022. A Halloween like none other. I arrived at the Hart family farm exhausted but excited for a change of scenery. An intense couple of days had tired me out, but the beauty of the farm lifted my spirits. Opening the door to our new home, I was greeted by a scene that was best described as a painting. Rolling green hills, grazing sheep and… Read More
Written By Eden & Cole “The largest journey in life is from the heart to the head.” -Terangimarie
This week we let go of some of the things delaying that journey, and did some self reflection to find what fuels it.
October 23rd. Spirits were low. More than half our group was sick. Many competed to be the last healthy one standing, some even trying to play it off as… Read More
Written By Will Aloha and happy Halloween!!. The week began with an early morning as the students headed off to Kahalu’u for another lesson with Kona Town Adventures. The waves were a bit tame today, but this allowed most of the students to try and catch waves and ride on their own. Everybody was able to catch their own waves, stand up and consequently fall face first into the beautiful… Read More
Written By Jade and Bridget Maori Cultural Immersion
Kia Ora
Ko Catskills ngā maunga
Ko Hudson te awa
Nō Ironi nō Italia me New York ahau
Ko Jade Marsigliano ahau
Tīhei Mauri Ora!!
Kia Ora
Ko Shenandoah ngā maunga
Ko Potomac te awa
Nō Oui Oui me D.C. ahua
Ko Bridget Scully ahua
Tīhei Mauri Ora Oct. 17 After a long day of travel to Auckland, we finally make our… Read More
Written By Peyton Hello everyone! This is Peyton writing to you from the beautiful Island of Koh Tao!
We started off our week here at Koh Tao after a long travel day from Surat Thani. October 21st was a half travel day and coincidentally Trev’s birthday! (Fun fact: this is Trev’s first birthday that consists of traveling on four forms of transportation: a plane, songtaos, a double-decker bus, and a… Read More
Written By Mats & Wendy With this week our two week stay at San Juan and our time at the beautiful Lake Atitlan has ended. After getting to know our new host families, another week of school started on Monday.
Some changed their teacher, but everybody sticked to improving their spanish skills in the magical school’s garden. With many games, dogs, and fun the hours of learning flew by, sometimes… Read More
Written by Valerie & Isaac Our week began in Naples, our last destination in Italy. Staying in the residential part of the city, the group enjoyed a night filled with Italy’s authentic seafood and one last gelato stop.
We arose the next morning bright and early to catch our flights to Athens and Crete. Following our smooth connecting flights, we were picked up at Crete’s airport and got to enjoy… Read More
Written By Raj I wake up to the sound of the air conditioning unit. It makes a sound- tick, tick, tick, tick. I am aware of the sound, yet also not. It fades in, and out, and in, like a tide. But today is the start of another day, and that is what matters most at the current moment. Not an air conditioning unit. No, in fact, today was extra… Read More
Written By Helen and Kate Another wonderful week in the books! After saying hasta la vista to the Bambú back in Tzununa, we boated across the lake to San Juan. The group got a glimpse of life in San Juan after the trek but now they get to experience it in its full form. Once arriving in San Juan, we walked to the Eco Language Spanish school to meet… Read More
Written By Kate & Nella “Why” is a good word we would use to sum up the 3 days at the Wat Pa Tam Wua forest monastery. The night before our departure to the monastery, we had gone over what our days would look like living as monk. Several concerns were raised due to the new circumstances, which will be explained later. Due to those concerns none of us were… Read More
Written By Gabrielle Bags in tow we piled into the songthaews leaving Chiang Mai, the city that will forever have a place in our hearts. Despite the only headrest being a friendly shoulder and the cramped leg space, at some point we all dozed off in military posture. Retrospectively, this was not enough meditation prep for the Buddhist feminist retreat as many of us admitted to catching ourselves as we… Read More
Written By Ukiah This week was a busy one, full of work, learning, and personal growth.
Monday, the group woke up (a bit colder than some liked) to our new views of fruit trees in the food forest at Pono Grown. After stretch circle and breakfast, we met up with Evan to learn more about the farm. We took a tour through the gardens, and familiarized ourselves with Evan’s vision… Read More
