The Kifaru crew safely landed in Dar es Salaam, where they spent a night before transitioning to their orientation site in beautiful Morogoro. We are so excited for them as they begin the journey! And of course we’d like to offer thanks to all of the friends and family who have helped the students get to this point. Stay tuned as more blogs will come from the students as they… Read More
Greetings from New Zealand or perhaps we should say kia ora,
The Walkabout group has arrived safely after our 15+ hours of travel. We spent our first day getting to know each other while exploring the outskirts of Wellington. The group is getting along great; it looks like we are going to have an amazing time together. We ended the day with a completely student led dinner and already our… Read More
Both Maya and Quetzal groups have landed safely in country and are settled into their orientation sites. We are so excited for them to begin their adventures! Stay tuned as the group will begin to post blogs about their experience soon. Much gratitude to all of the friends and family who have helped the students arrive at this moment.… Read More
We just heard from the leaders again – everyone is settled in to their rooms for the evening and ready for a good night’s sleep after all of those long flights. We’re so excited for Colin, Mandy, and their crew to begin the in-country orientation tomorrow as they start to explore Uganda. This is only the beginning for the crew, and it’s great to see all of these smiling faces… Read More
The group gathered smoothly in Amsterdam and, despite many yawns after the first leg of the international flights, were excited to unite as an entire group! It looks like there was a minimal flight delay but the group is now well on their way to Dar es Salaam. Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as we’ll keep you posted when they have settled into Tanzania. Safari Njema (good… Read More
Just a brief note to say we’ve heard from Mandy and Colin as they met the rest of their crew in the Amsterdam airport – everyone found each other without a hitch and are now well on their way to Entebbe, Uganda. Be sure to stay tuned as we’ll let you know when they’ve settled into their orientation spot in Uganda!… Read More
The Shanti group has come together in San Francisco and is relaxed and ready to embark on their journey together to India!
Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as we will post again when the group arrives safely in country!
We wish you all the best team Shanti!… Read More
The Sabai group has arrived in San Francisco and is catching a quick rest before heading through security to begin their journey together to Thailand!
Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as we will post again when the group arrives safely in country!
We wish you all the best team Sabai!… Read More
The Central America Quetzal group has arrived in San Francisco and are excited and ready to begin their journey!
Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as we will post again when the group arrives safely in country!
We wish you all the best team Quetzal!… Read More
The Shiva group has safely arrived in San Francisco and is excited to begin their journey together to India!
Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as we will post again when the group arrives safely in country!
We wish you all the best team Shiva!… Read More
Good evening family and friends!
The Walkabout crew has all rendezvoused in LAX and are clearly feeling calm and ready as they prep to depart for the upcoming adventure.
Amidst a lot of smiles, handshakes, and hugs, these precocious young travelers are eagerly anticipating the journey ahead! Stay tuned to the blog as we will update it when they arrive safely in Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud,… Read More
Good evening friends and family!
The Maya crew have all gathered together and after posing for this beautiful pyramid, will be proceeding through security and headed off on their adventure.
We wish them all the best as they traverse new internal and external landscapes over the next 3 months.
Que les vaya bien Maya!… Read More
Amidst smiles, handshakes, hugs, and a whole lot of excitement – the South America crew have all rendezvoused and are getting ready to head through security at LAX, and into the adventure that awaits…
Stay tuned to the blog as we will post again when the group arrives safely in Ecuador!
We wish you all the best team Inti!… Read More
G’day Everyone!
This precocious group of young travelers have met up with Christian and Megan, their fearless overseas educators, and all are incredibly excited to begin their journey together.
Stay tuned for updates when they land in Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud, more commonly referred to as New Zealand!
With a lot of smiles and high energy they headed through security, next stop Auckland. Good luck team… Read More
The first half of the Nkula crew has united with Colin and Mandy, their overseas educators. Grey, Julia, Maddy, Kate, and Hannah are all checking through security right now as they begin their adventures. We wish them safe journeys and will keep you posted when they unite with the rest of the group and arrive in Uganda!… Read More
The first half of the Kifaru group has united at the Portland airport! Matt and Gwen, the Overseas Educators, are headed through security with Chris M, Chris P, Nikolle, Gus, and Eric. They will meet the rest of the crew in Amsterdam. We wish them safe journeys and will keep you posted when they’ve landed in Tanzania!… Read More
We can’t believe it’s already time for our incredible cohort of 2014 Latitudes Students to take off!
The past two days have been jam packed and we’d love to thank all of our students for being so attentive, helpful, engaged, and hilarious.
We’d also like to thank all of the guest speakers who came to help us out and inspired us along the way. We hosted an alumni panel in… Read More
The Latitudes Team is so thrilled to announce that our Fall Orientation has kicked off!
We are gathered in a beautiful forested retreat center just outside of Portland. With just one flight delay all day long, everyone has safely arrived at the orientation center. We’ve explored the camp, dipped our toes in the river, played some get-to-know-you games, and had a fantastic introduction from Carpe Diem’s Executive Director Drew Edwards.… Read More
Amigos! We are writing this from beautiful, community-filled, Outdoor-Educator-Learning-Heaven (aka Portland)! We are eagerly awaiting our chance to meet you all and see your bright shining faces at the airport in just seven short days. We have been in Portland training for about a week, and have been so excitedly focused on gearing up for our trip! We will continue to be in Portland for another week until we… Read More
Excitement is growing as our departure day quickly approaches for our upcoming adventure to South America. Ryan and I (Cheridyn) are here in Portland at Carpe Leader training, busy with preparations. To you amazing 12 students who will be joining us on this adventure, let us know if you have any questions or needs as you continue with your preparations.
After three nights of camping in the woods, it was… Read More
