The Southeast Asia group has successfully gathered at the airport, and checked in for their international flight in San Francisco. We wish them traveling mercies as they make their journey to the other side of the world. Stayed tuned for further updates from our intrepid group!
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Greetings families and friends of the Carpe Diem East Africa crew,
I just got word and a picture that the whole group has arrived! They are going to head to sleep soon I’m sure since they all just traveled for over 24 hrs to Uganda. The next blog post will be from the group in the next couple days, stay tuned for news from them in the coming days.
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Greetings families and friends of the Central America crew,
I just got word that the group has arrived safely to their hostel in Masaya, Nicaragua. They are going to have brunch, get some rest, and then dive into their orientation activities. The next blog post will be from the group, stay tuned for news from them in the coming days.
All the best,
Heather Diamond
Program Director
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Hello family and friends of the Spring 2014 Central America group!
And they’re off! The whole group met last night at the TACA counter in LAX, and there was an excited energy, filled with hugs, handshakes, smiles, and laughter. All together for the first time, they proceeded through security to begin their journey to Nicaragua.
We are sending lots of love and well wished to our Central America crew and… Read More
Hello Family and Friends of FANZ Walkabout group,
Greg and Megan are about to depart the U.S. with their wonderful 9 students. They are all “thumbs up” already about the upcoming adventure. Energy was high and they are all excited to arrive in Fiji soon. Go Team Walkabout!
Sincerely,
Carpe HQ
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Hello family and friends of the Spring 2014 South America group!
And they’re off! The whole group met this morning at the LAN counter in LAX, and there was an excited energy, filled with hugs, handshakes, smiles, and laughter. All together for the first time, they proceeded through security to begin their journey to Quito.
We are sending lots of love and well wished to our South America crew and… Read More
Hello Family and Friends of Nkula group,
Colin and Avy are in the air with 3 students. The departure was full of excitement, hugs and some tears. The whole group will come together slowly with two students to be picked up in Seattle and the rest of the group in Amsterdam for their final flight to Uganda. Go Team Africa!
Sincerely,
Carpe Diem HQ
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Hola todos!
Yesterday officially marks a month since I packed up my internal-frame backpack and left my home in Columbia, South Carolina, for my new second home in Colombia, South America. I’m here taking on Latin America with my bestest pal and fellow southerner, Tia Johnson, in the lovely city of Cali, where we’ll be living, volunteering, and yoga-ing for three months in the Centro Yogendra Ashram.
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Bula bula, FANZ-bound Carpe students!We are thrilled, nay ecstatic, nay TICKLED PINK that we are your trusty leaders for the next 3 months. We have been working oh-so-hard in Stumptown for the last few weeks preppin’ our great adventure (i.e. hitting the tanning salon, getting pedicures, sippin’ on Venti Caramel Macchiatos, and watching obscene amounts of this season of the Bachelor!).NOT!All kidding aside (besides the whole latte … Read More
Bula!! Werte marda!!Kia ora!! Hello everyone!
Welcome to the humble beginnings of our adventurous, exciting, and delightful blog for the FANZ Hongi group. We (Gwen and Mac), your gallant leaders, are here in Portland, OR putting all the finishing touches- dotting our i’s and crossing our t’s, in order to be fully ready for the epic journey that lies in front of us. After a biking LITERALLY thousands of miles… Read More
Mambo Vipi Nkula Crew!
Avy and Colin here. We are so excited to travel with you next week! We are having a fabulous time here in Portland preparing for the trip and hope your own preparations are going smoothly as well. Our upcoming adventures through East Africa will undoubtedly challenge and transform each of us – we are so honored to be a part of this journey with you! Over… Read More
Once upon a crisp and mysterious Monday morning, tiny snow flakes gently graced the streets of Portland. Gently became urgently became boldly–as so the story began amongst two Carpe Diem Overseas Educators. Exploring Portland by pedal-power, their first stop was a quaint pie shop. Conversation ensued amidst scrumptious apple-blackberry and pecan slices. With a rush of sugar running through their veins and a mutual passion for dress up and travel,… Read More
Hola Amigos!
We had an amazing day biking around Portland on this very brisk and wintery day (it snowed this morning!) completing a scavenger hunt, burning some calories, enjoying our final days in the United States, while savoring incredibly delicious food, and capping it off with bowling and getting psyched about our upcoming trip to South America! It’s happening!
This blog is the place where YOU will share our adventures,… Read More
Greetings from Topher and Julia, your super excited leaders who spent the day running around Portland getting to know each other on a magical scavenger hunt across town.
The excitement is building here in Portlandia. Early morning yoga stretch sessions, costume bowling parties, and fresh hot doughnuts fill our bodies and spirits. Visions of new adventures bounce about our intrepid brains during brief and precious moments of much needed rest. … Read More
I have just completed my, three and a half month long, Latitudes adventure, in Los Angeles. In retrospect it was one of the best experiences that I have ever had. I have been volunteering, Monday through Thursday, for about 7 hours a day at the Childrens Hospital in LA. More specifically I had the privilege to work in the Arts program. So I had the unique opportunity to come… Read More
It seems strange that after weeks of posting exciting stories and group photos, I am just writing to say that I am home safe and sound! My time at home has been filled with seeing family & friends, telling lots of stories, and looking at all of our photographs from the past three months. It has been wonderful to be back at home, but I also am feeling homesick for… Read More
Hey everyone!
Here are a few photos from our time in Zanzibar. We are so grateful for all of the awesome people we met throughout our journey and for the people back home who made it possible for us to have this experience. Peace & NKULA.
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An early morning ride across the island landed us at the Matemwe Beach. After 3 months of roughing it we were awed by our resort accommodation on a perfect white sand beach with clear turquoise waters, hammocks under palm trees, and flowers on our beds.
This final leg of our journey brought us here to get our PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver certification. We jumped right into classes and pool… Read More
As requested, here are the prompts for our guided meditation on our incredible journey!!
After leading you through the relaxation we asked you to steady your mind, your heart, your breath and remember the…
First moment you heard one of our voices on the phone talking to you about the adventure ahead
New faces in San Francisco
First massage circle on the floor and the dance party in the dark… Read More
It’s official – the mighty Shiva crew has parted ways and everyone is on to the next chapter of their adventures!
As Paff prepars to board a plane to Indonesia and Avy packs for a 38 hour train ride to Southern India,we wanted to take a minute to send each of our Shiva crew a little love, and also thank all of the parents, friends, and family who have supported… Read More
