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Kendall from Kenya
Hey everyone! I am currently in Ngong, Kenya. Ngong is a small working class community, 30 minutes outside of the capital, Nairobi. It’s still hard to believe that I am actually in Africa. Six months ago, I made the extremely tough decision to take a gap year. Like all Carpe Diem students I had mixed emotions. I was super excited, nervous, and had no idea what to really expect. I… Read More
Guate-molly im sweatin´… WOOO
¡¡¡ Ipa !!! Thats ¨hello¨ in k´iche, the indiginous Mayan language. We are just about done with day 2 of our first homestay in Pasac village. The three hour bumpy car ride was well worth it. So far we have had a day and a half of extremely fun, as well as exhausting, activities. These range from checking out the local coffee producer to playing a Gringos vs Guatamalans soccer… Read More
WE´RE GONNA WIIIIN
because that´s just how it is.
Hi mommy and daddy!! love, cc
holler from banos! -austin… Read More
Backpackers take Baños!
Yesterday we arrived in Baños for our week-long stay! The city is beautiful and small with the feel of a small town! This morning we all began our language lessons at the school here in the city. Each class has only one or two people which is excellent for beginners and more advanced students alike. Last night for dinner we all experienced pizza cones… yes, pizza cones.We also tried sweet… Read More
May I Use the Baños
Hello, Josh and Emily are writing this blog post in an internet cafe in the town of Baños. Today, Josh got up at 6:00 AM and ran to the local hotsprings. A waterfall cascades about 50 feet away, and brings in cold water for a shock when you want to go in and out of the hot water. Today we started Spanish classes for the first time. Emily is staying… Read More
Reporting from Rio Muchacho Organic Farm in Ecuador
It is now February 11th and I arrived at the Rio Muchacho Organic Farm on the coast of Ecuador one month ago. I have learned a ton, experienced things I never could have imagined, met incredible people, got soaked through torrential downpours of rain and sweated through the powerful heat of the sun so close to the equator.
Each morning I wake up at 615 AM and help with the… Read More
Hello from Beautiful Baños
Hello from Rhiannon here in Baños! I am in love with this beautiful little town, it may be touristy, but for a good reason! It feels like a little piece of heaven here and I don’t want to think about leaving. Yesterday, Cecelia (my roomie!) and I walked the streets with our friendly host down immediately after meeting him. We got confused about what time it was, and missed meeting… Read More
2/18/13 scavenger hunt in Sigatoka
Our second day in the town of Sigatoka, Emma, Lexi, and I are a group for the scavenger hunt throughout Sigatoka. We walked through the market yesterday to get food for our houses where we delegate cooking/cleaning responsibilities for each meal. We’re only in Sigatoka for one or two more days as we finish orientation, then we head into the local village to meet our homestay family. So far everything… Read More
scavenger hunt!
Bula! This means hello in Fijian. I am on a scavenger hunt with my two teammates brendan and kailey. Fiji is amazing and so beautiful. Will fill you in on more later ! bye for now.… Read More
scavanger hunt!!
On a scavanger hunt in a town with Thomas, Emma and I. team blonde is going to win.… Read More
IN FIJI
Just arrived in Fiji and loving it! This is such a beautiful island filled with the nicest people. I’m currently on a scavenger hunt with my teammates Maddie and Brendan, checking tasks off the list and exploring it’s wonderful culture. I love it so far, this is such an amazing place!… Read More
Scavenger Hunt!
Hello! This is our first internet post in Fiji. We are team Timi! We are Andrew, Ana and Jeff.
Hi again! This is Ana. Team Timi decided to reevaluate our blog post. We ate some wonderful Indian food and people watched. Everyone is very friendly. We bought some Okra (sp?) in the market. At the bungalos where we are staying the beach is faaaaabulous! Oh my goodness the water is… Read More
Morogoro
Habari!
The group’s days in Morogoro had us engaged with locals and brushing up on our bargaining skills. We definitely got a taste of the local cuisine when dining out and exploring what the town has to offer. There are so many friendly people here and most if not all are excited to get to know us, even snapping a few pictures with them. Our Kiswahili is definitely improving as… Read More
First Post from India!
Hey all you blog followers and information hounds,
Rebecca, Daphne and Kyle checking in at our first visit to an internet cafe. It’s our first jaunt about the crowded, insane circus that is Dehli and we are loving every moment of it. Wish us luck on our scavenger hunt around the metropolis and pray that we don’t get ripped off by the locals. We’re off to buy supplies for the… Read More
India, where a man can get an ear cleaning in a park
from Abby and Mason on Delhi scavenger hunt… Read More
We Made It!
Wandered into the backstreets of New Delhi, ending up in a Muslim neighborhood. The streets became narrower and denser until it seemed as if we were in the bowels of the city. Once we were sufficiently lost we were turned around and sent back by the locals. It was almost a relief since we were the only tourists there and the streets got noisier, more bustling and slightly more foreboding… Read More
The first post from Sienna in Thailand!
I’m on my second day at the Baan Yuu Suk Shelter and I love it so, so much!! The people here are so wonderful–there are two American staff members and one British woman, and all the volunteers are American save for one Canadian. The rest of the staff, including the founder of COSA, Mickey, are Thai. They were so welcoming and amazingly nice. Meeting the girls was also incredible–they are… Read More