Alice says: Using the guidelines Dan and Greta gave us, Kaila, Ellen, and I (Alice) set out to conquer Delhi. We ambitiously decided to go to the Lotus Temple, or the Baha’i House of Worship, which was located across the entire city from where our hotel was. We found our way to a Metro Station, a bit farther from where we originally intended to go and with many stops along… Read More
Namaste from group one!
Our super fantabulous scavenger hunt day began with our trek through the white land of tourism. Delhi wrapped us in its arms with overwhelming sights and smells. We wove in between the stalls of fruit vendors and rickshaws (automatic and wooden and horse-drawn and water buffaloed) in order to begin our first task of calling Greta and Dan (the leaders!) They answered with loving care and… Read More
The first couple days in Thailand has been awesome! Chiang Mai is such a beautiful city, especially the temples. The food tastes great, but i’m definitely going to get used to eating rice, it’s in almost every meal. We started our Thai language classes and our teacher is very nice and enthusiastic as we struggle through the different tones and meanings of the new language. Yesterday we visited a Buddhist… Read More
So its Emma. im chiang mai in an internet cafe chillin. im having a great time and I have no clue what to write on this blog. The days are hot, and i have 3 misquitto bites. They itch. The food is amazing and so are the smoothies. Ok im out of things to say. Emma signing off.… Read More
Chris and I are in the middle of an internet cafe in Chiang Mai. We are doing a scavenger hunt and things are coming along nicely. We’ve had a lot of unique experiences so far ranging from going to a buddhist temple to eating crickets and cayenne red peppers. It’s been a lot of fun so far and we will make sure to keep everyone posted with updates!… Read More
So this is CJ or Chris or whatever nickname any of you have called me thus far checking in.
We are officially in Thailand and at the Mojito Garden. Pretty chill so far and plenty of nice people. I’ve tried so many new kinds of food and even crickets. The latter was not my favorite. We’ve seen a Buddhist temple, taken thia lessons, and a multitude of other things. Anyways… Read More
We finally made it! The sights, people, and food are amazing. Yesterday we went to the waterfall park and visited a temple. After Derek slipped and fell into the water it was a pretty uneventful day. Although this is short we just wanted everyone to know at home we are safe and having fun. We’ll post again soon!
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It took us 40 minutes to upload this post but we finally did it! (So look at our picture!!) Love and miss you all at home. We´re having an amazing time.
Love,
Kendall, Rachel. and Kaki … Read More
Ian: As the first to write a blog entry I want to say ¨¡Hola Ecuador!¨ We are currently staying in a small town called Mindo in an absolutely lovely hostel called Cabaños Bambus. Our journey here was pleasant if a little tiring and long. On the flight to Ecaudor I was able to practice my Spanish with a Colombian girl which was very nice. Flying into Quito through the low-hanging… Read More
Today we got to venture through the city of Coban. This is our first time out and about! It´s quite exciting! We were given a bunch of challenges like finding food, internet and getting a phone to call the leaders. That was interesting, we attempted to ask a woman standing near the banos (bathroom) for her phone, we still don´t know if she really wanted to let us use it,… Read More
Hello all! We have arrived safely in Coban, Guatemala. We are staying at a beautiful hostel called Misterio Verde. The first days of travel and orientation are going well and it is nice to be getting to know our group members. Today we are exploring Coban while doing a scavenger hunt around the city. Completeing several tasks while not speaking the language too well is challenging but fun at the… Read More
¡Hola! ¿Que mas?
Estoy en ecuador, ensenando espanol mas con mis amigos. El pais de ecuador es muy bonita y la comida muy rico. En todo, es muy bueno… Anyway, I´m done speaking spanish right now, I tried so that´s what matters. This is an amazing country and it is breathtakingly beautiful.
-Cole Pfautz
South America 2012
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Hujambo from Syd Sam Olivia and Emily!!
This is our first stop on our scavenger hunt we are at an internet cafe in Morogoro. We are testing out our Kiswahili on the streets with some moderate success. We are excited to be stretching our legs for a couple of days especially after all the traveling! Lots of love to everyone back home!! More updates to come!… Read More
We find ourselves in a “cyber cafe” on the streets of Delhi. Our group- Graham, Julia, and Lily- The Esaelp’s (our team name derived from the lack of connection we made with esaelp and please). We apologize for the lack of team picture. We can’t figure out how to upload the pictures, so sorry.
So far we have been learning lots and lots of Hindi! We are on one of… Read More
We made it! The jet lag is diminishing, and we are beginning to
explore the wonders of this wild metropolis. Expect a blog from your
sons and daughters tomorrow, but we wanted to write briefly and assure
you that we are safe, sound, and not too sleep deprived…anymore that
is.
Some of you may have read about the “nation-wide” strikes called
across India yesterday. They were called by the opposition… Read More
We just wanted to let all Itza’s blog followers know that the group landed safe and sound this morning in Guatemala. They were picked up by a driver from Misterio Verde, arrived in Coban, and have been enjoying settling in and orienting to the program, Guatemala, and one another. They will be updating the blog themselves shortly and sharing their journey as they move forward.
All the best,
Heather Diamond… Read More
Thank shiva that India is filled with such nice people. We (Jake, Shanyna, and Margaret) are currently on the second floor of a travel agency office in New Dehli using a random man’s computer. He heard us ask someone else where the cyber cafe was offered us to use his computer for free!!
The whole group was split off into two groups to explore New Dehli. The fun twist- we… Read More
Greetings Friends and Families,
After a wonderful and lengthy leadership training the final group has gathered in the airport, passed through security, and are minutes away from taking off on their flight to Fiji. In just over 11 hours, plus a day, they will be walking out onto the tarmac into a hot, sweaty, sunny and beautiful Pacific island.
Stay tuned to the blog for updates on their safe arrival… Read More
Hey Everyone,
Great news! I have heard from Alex and Brooke and everything is going well in Fiji. The group arrived yesterday and they are all already perusing the markets of Sigatoka on the South Coast of Viti Levu as they delve deeper into their orientation. Everyone is gelling well and having a great time!
This will most likely be my last post for awhile as from here on out… Read More
Hola Amigos y Familia!
This is Hannah and Robin checking in in Antigua, Guatemala. We have had a long journey from SFO, but it was totally worth it. He are having the most incredible time, we both still can´t even believe we are actually here. We are currently on a scavenger hunt through the streets of Antigua, and although we have done a pretty terrible job of it, we are… Read More
