So… keyboards in Africa are a little sketch and often spacebars don’t work well. I’m actually not that thankful for meat at all. Definitely meant “me at.”
And on the Thanksgiving post I am fully aware that the first and last sentences are almost the same… Writing one blog post in two different countries doesn’t work very well.… Read More
Even though we’re entering the end of our journey I still feel it necessary to update you on what we did these past few weeks.
(written on Thanksgiving)
Thankful for:
-family for supporting meat all stages in my life
-this Carpe Diem group–couldn’t have picked a group more strange or more amazing
-our leaders for helping us through the process and becoming fantastic role models and even better friends
-new… Read More
Wow!! That little word doesn´t even go to express what I felt on the trek to Machu Pichu. It was beautiful sight after another. The whole trek was an absolutely amazing experience because our tour guides were the best but not only that but we had to work in order to see these one of a kind sites. I loved every moment of the hike. Even the uphills which were… Read More
Remember that time we sat in the airport for hella hours?…..Sinjaow from Ho Chi Minh! We arrived from Phu Quoc at around 5pm and have been sitting in the airport, patiently waiting for our next flight at 12am. Good times with good people, but not underwater this time. We cannot even begin to express the number of memories cultivated throughout this voyage abroad, but we probably should just write them… Read More
Hamjambo!
As we close the chapter on our journey together through East Africa, we want to take a moment to thank all the friends and family back home for your continual love and support. The past few months have been full of challenges and life lessons, fun and adventure, and less-than-reliable internet. We as leaders are truly grateful to have been able to bear witness to this journey — we’ve… Read More
Our boogers are black…we’re back in Dheli.
Our final night was spent at the Wongden House, where we found ourselves 3 months ago on our very first night. Erin checks off the last day in her immaculate calendar, and Brianna zips up her duffel bag stuffed exclusively with Tibetan wool goods.
The countdown begins…15 hours till our flight to Hong Kong.
Last night we gathered on the roof by candlelight… Read More
So, it turns out if you’re on a boat for too long you become rather socially awkward.
Shocking, right?
Well, aside from the painful silences that accompanied several of the Cairns Dive Centre staff’s unfortunate jokes all too often, the occasional sea sickness and abrupt shortage of running water, the dive week was fantastic! (And I really do mean that.) I think I can speak for the entirety of our… Read More
Hello everyone! We have just arrived in Cairns after an impecable journey through the outback with our amazing tour guide Steve that we acquired through the company Groovy Grape! Our travels began when we arrived in a quaint little town called Alice Springs. As we filled up the bus that seated twenty one, we had no idea how excited and positive Steve was about his job. Our days were filled… Read More
What an amazing time our group has had on Phu Quoc island here in Vietnam. We’ve spent almost everyday learning new skills towards our scuba certifications which 7 out of our group recieved. Our digs have been quite splended with only a 10 second hop to the beach. The sea food as you would imagine has been amazing aswell and many of us stuffed our selfs silly with crab, elephant… Read More
Hola amigos y familias! Sorry for the delay in the blog post for last week, we have been busy as always! After our sad goodbyes at Tyler’s place, we loaded up and walked across the Costa Rican border to catch a bus to the Nicoya Peninsula. Our clan spent the past week at Playa Langosta on the pacific side of Costa Rica, working with turtles! Playa Langosta as well as… Read More
Hi families and friends, significant others and random readers!
Sorry for the delay with the blog. Each moment in McLeod Ganj ends up being too precious to find the time to sit in an internet café. I post from Delhi but wrote from McLeod (for the most past):
Our group arrived in McLeod Ganj, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government over a week ago, and our days… Read More
Our time down undahh and as a group has come to an end. Annie and Rita here blogging to everyone at home for the last time in Cairns, Australia. We just got back into Cairns today from Fitzroy Island and it was a wonderful two days and nights to spend in a really really reallly nice resort with amazing facilities… For our last day all together we enjoyed a nice… Read More
So we start our week in Carins* going to a scuba school and meeting our instructors, Matt and Dave where they thought us for 2 days the risks and rewards of scuba diving. After the first day we had loads of homework due the next day, We had to read a whole book and fill out questions for the scuba certification test. We had a ton of fun with our… Read More
Wazzzzupp Capre Parents,
This is a story all about how the Southeast Aisa group turned Vietnam upside down. I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how we became the princes of vietnam.
In Ho Chi Min we started our stay in a waterpark where we spent most of the day, chillin out maxin, relaxin all cool, causein mahammm in the wave pool.
I whistled… Read More
First off i would like to apologize for the delay in this posting. I attempted to finish it before our Outback excursion but now here i am. This is the entry for Team Awesome, which includes Krysten, Caroline, Ruby, Avery, Dan and Myself (Matt). After getting picked up in Brisbane, we headed to our destination of Tenterfield, New South Wales. Since Queensland (where Brisbane is) doesnt use daylight savings time,… Read More
Hola mi famila y amigos. this has been one fun rest period (relatively speaking) from working everyday. As Megan has said we have safely returned from the jungle. On Wednesday after we reached our hotel, after picking up our things from John’s and then dropping off our laundry many of us became reacquainted with a computer and or our beds in our hostel, I know I did. Thursday was our… Read More
After rafting we hopped right back into our service work, which was, as always, filled with amazing people and loads of inspiration. The first morning we got to tour the Soft Power headquarters which included a library, a clinic, a theater, one of the only biogas projects in the area and many other art projects that tie in with the typical Ugandan school curriculum. The added creativity is always great… Read More
Hayden and Dylan wishing everyone at home a Happy Thanksgiving. It has been a very pensive week here in Australia as we have been staying at the Chenrezig Buddhist retreat center. Before arrival we got a quick briefing of customs and practices of buddism and the expected behavior while attending the retreat, which includes living alongside spiders which has proven to be quite a challenge for some. It also began… Read More
