Hey ya’ll!! Greetings from Brad, Evangeline, and Walker. After 4 planes, a day tour of Singapore during a lay-over, and a long and frightening taxi ride through Delhi, we arrived in Majnu Katila at Tara House. We spent the last 2 days soaking up the endless excitement and chaos of Delhi. One of the highlights so far has been last night when we sprawled out on the rooftop, shared our… Read More
Cheridyn, Ryan and the crew have all rendezvoused at the airport minus one student who unfortunately will be meeting the group in Fiji a couple of days late. They have proceeded through security and their flight has departed! Though their flight is a long one, on the other end the Fijian Islands beckon along with a beautiful new adventure. The group was all smiles and laughter as they left and… Read More
Megan, Matt and Payton here. We are in the Incredible India tourist information center with our new and helpful friend Samir. After taking a rickshaw into the center of town, we have been running around to a local bazaar, seeing a few temples, and in general getting a bit lost. We have already fallen in love with crazy, busy, wonderful India. Our quaint guest house in Old Delhi, specifically the… Read More
After 24 hours of various transfers and flights we finally made it to our destination; Guatamela City Airport. We were promptly picked up by two vans which took us through Guatemala City, Antigua, and up into the surrounding mountains to our current location. The Earth Lodge is nestled high up in the clouds surrounded by a beautiful luscious forest, as well as numerous avacado and lime trees. The view was… Read More
Wandering around Quito today was a lot of fun. We got some delicious ice cream with blackberries and mystery fruit from the Andes. Afterwards, we journeyed up to Parque la Carolina and did some people watching at the skate park. We ate lunch at a sketchy underground restaurant, which was surprisingly decent. Some highights of the afternoon included seeing some adorbs stray puppies, dancing in the park, and stopping in… Read More
Hey friends and family! We are in Quito! Yesterday we began orientation, visited a beautiful park, and had a great lunch and dinner together. The hostel we are staying in is very nice. We will be heading to the coast in 2 days to begin our first homestays! today we are working on a scavenger hunt. Our group ate ceviche de chochos and had some great pizza. The juice and… Read More
This is Aden Brown writing to you, our adoring fans, from an internet cafe in Quito- along with Ashley Bruce and Logan Fry. I am currently writing at a rate of 1 cent per minute so… we have some time.
Quito is an interesting city. There are very few apartment buildings- the streets are lined with small shops. Think CVS but smaller and with fewer product options. The housing complexes… Read More
Well we were given about 10 tasks as part of a scavenger hunt and they have been quite enjoyable. We have eaten some delicious seafood, obviously well cooked, and had a giant star fruit. All the people we have met are very helpful and good natured about our broken Spanish. It has been aswesome to get out into the city with the mountains as a beautiful backdrop to the bustling… Read More
We’ve received word from the fearless leaders that the SEASIA group has landed safely in Chiang Mai. They’re getting some well-deserved rest after traveling half-way around the world. Future entries on this site will come straight from the students themselves.… Read More
We’ve arrived….finally! After nearly 2 full days of travel we are all in Uganda! Dan greeted us at the airport. Lily and Duncan helped wrangle taxis to the hostel. We stuffed our faces with rice and French fries. Then half the group wandered around town while the other half hit the sack. We slept through the night (kind of) and are now on the way to the Botanical Gardens to… Read More
We’ve received word from the fearless leaders that team Shanti has safely landed in New Delhi. All subsequent entries on this blog will be left in the capable hands of the Shanti team.
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Hello friends and family of the amazing Nkula group,
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve heard from the group that they are settled into their hostel in Entebbe for the night. They are a little tired from a long days of travel, but are otherwise feeling good and about to go to sleep for the night! Dan was at the airport to receive the group and has… Read More
Hello friends and family of the amazing Kifaru group,
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve heard from the group that they are settled into their hotel in Dar es Salaam for the night. They are a little tired from a long days of travel, but are otherwise feeling good and about to go to sleep for the night! Gwen and Grant said that the group are engaged,… Read More
Bula!
After what must have been a LONG travel day for the group, they have officially checked into Tubakula Beach Bungalows their beautiful beachside orientation site where they will continue getting to know one another better and delving into the nuts and bolts of what makes for an amazing trip!
The group will have sessions on cultural exchange, group agreements, health and safety, and even a scavenger hunt. The next… Read More
Hello Friends and Family of the Central America MAYA group,
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve heard from group leaders Jess and Brent that the group has arrived safely in Guatemala and are settling in to the hostel outside Antigua where they will be for the next few days. The group themselves will be posting updates from this point forward, so stay tuned for posts about their… Read More
Hello Friends and Family of the Central America ITZA group,
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve heard from group leaders Julia and Noah that the group has arrived safely in Nicaragua and are settling in to the hostel in Masaya where they will be for the next few days. The group themselves will be posting updates from this point forward, so stay tuned for posts about their… Read More
Hello Friends and Family of the South America group,
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve heard from group leaders Kelsi and Edward that the group has arrived safely in Ecuador and are settling in to the hostel in Quito where they will be for the next few days. The group themselves will be posting updates from this point forward, so stay tuned for posts about their orientation.… Read More
Robbie, Katelyn, and the crew have all rendezvoused at the airport minus one student who will be arriving to Fiji from Australia. They have proceeded through security and their flight has departed! Though their flight is a long one, on the other end the Fijian Islands beckon along with a beautiful new adventure. The group was all smiles and laughter as they left and I do not doubt those positive… Read More
The Carpe Diem Maya group has met their fearless leaders at the San Francisco airport and checked in for their flight to Central America. Stay tuned to hear of their adventures.
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The Carpe Diem Itza group has fully assembled in SFO, and checked in for their flight to Central America. We wish them traveling mercies on their journey. Stay tuned to hear of their adventures.
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