This is really just something I’ve been thinking about as we continue our journey around East Africa. Everywhere we’ve been we’ve met people from all different places with totally different stories. They all have something in common, though. 1. They ended up in East Africa. 2. They all think positively.
I first came across this fact while talking with the Pete and Mama C. On separate occasions they each told… Read More
After a short ride to cross the border, we got to Kabale, Uganda. We made our way to the Edirisa hostel to get our bearings of the town. “The Nest” aka the lounge was our hot spot. Finding the best carrot cake in town at the Royal Cafe, we chowed down and then split into two groups for the remainder of the week. We bought all our food at the… Read More
Hehe, I love puns. Hey America!
Well, after a bustling three days in Sydney, the Mangrove Satyananda
Yoga Ashram has been a welcome change of pace for many of us. Upon our
arrival, we were greeted by Jay and Chatan, who graciously walked us
through the beautiful campus and divided the group into our respective
living arrangements (thankfully, these rooms did not harbor any
disagreeable odors; I cannot say the… Read More
We have finally safely arrived in Australia, all excited and all healthy. 🙂
As a group we never stop going, once off the plane we made our way to Kings Cross with some interesting shuttle rides to say the least. As many of us noticed Sydney was not quite what we expected. We all felt a bit at home in our cities with the 7/11’s on every street corner and… Read More
We spent a peaceful 24 hours in Queenstown getting last minute things for our planned trek to Kepler near Te Anu. Then We got the news that due to the recent snowfall Kepler was impassable and they weren’t allowing anyone to start the trek. Since we only had a limited amount of time for our free travel we made a snap decision to attempt to change all of our plans… Read More
Namaste friends and family!
Erin here, blogging to catch you up on our many adventures since the trek!
After bidding farewell to our trekking guide, Dendu, and the cooks and porters who helped us along the way, we spent a night in Yuksom, the starting point of our trek. The next morning, we ate breakfast at the hotel before boarding a jeep to Darjeeling, a city known for its tea… Read More
Hello Carpe families,
Due to recent flooding in Thailand we have cut Bangkok out of the itinerary and decided to come to Cambodia a day early. After a brief stop in Khorat and a eight hour bus ride we arrived at the border in the city of Poi Pet. With our tactful leaders, we were able to elude the sketchy scams that were happening all around us.
We then took… Read More
Tonight over brownies, we were discussing what Hogwarts Houses we would be in if we lived in the time and world of Harry Potter! Here are the results:
Gryffindor
Nate
Jessica
Hufflepuff
John
Alexa
Hayley
Ravenclaw
Stephanie
Theresa (“Chai”)
Slytherin
Coby
Kira
Ellen
As weird as it is, it’s strangely accurate. Don’t ask how we came up with the results. Hope you enjoy!… Read More
So we’ve been in Calcutta for 6 days maybe and I would say it’s been a bit of a treat. The roads are wide and smoothly paved, and a ride in a royal British motorcar taxi is hardly entertaining enough to keep your eyes on the road in front for lack of roaming cows, goats and dogs. We stuff ourselves regularly with dosas, chicken egg rolls (different from eggrolls), and … Read More
Hey everyone! It’s Chloe writing about an amazing weekend in and around Cusco, Peru.
This past Saturday, our “fun and inspiration” of the week (good ol’ Kelsey King) organized an awesome repelling day trip about an hour outside of Cusco. We set off at about 8:30 with our guides (honestly, the only name I can remember is Kung Fu Panda – one of the guide’s nick names) and drove to… Read More
Hello everyone!
We are currently in Sukhothai and enjoying everything that it has to offer. We got here after having an amazing time in the hill tribes. After a day of trekking through the mountians we spent some time staying in a Lahu village. While we were there we helped the community by building three bathrooms and we learned that the Lahu word for hello, goodbye and thank you is… Read More
Hey yo!! Its Andy here. So we´ve been in Cusco for about a week now and have gotten the chance to explore and learn more about the city. Not only have we explored but we are also learning spanish at the same time!! The school FairPlay is awesome. Everyone has a teacher so the classes are one on one. We all had to take a exam before having class just… Read More
Greetings from Nicaragua! Since our last post we have been supa busy. From Coban we took a looong shuttle ride, an unexpected boat ride across a flooded city, and one more shuttle before arriving in the city of Flores on the coast of lake Peten Itza. We almost immediatley crashed for the night in a funky, hip hostal. In the morning we took a nice little boat ride across… Read More
From the journals and minds of the young trekkers, I present to you individual “Revelations/inspirations/moments of empowerment” from our hike/bus tour.
Brianna H.-wants to expand her eating horizons (unlike her Thai bus-mates who ate pre-packaged Thai ‘catfood’ instead of the freshly prepared Indian cuisine)
Erin-Being alone in nature she couldn’t run from her thoughts. This inspired her to be more present with her thoughts in the future and to allow… Read More
Dear Family, Friends, and Fellow Readers,
After seeing the other eight start their hike towards the massive mountains, Mariah and I began our journey with our contact, Arthur and driver, Snoop Dog towards Ghoom. Ghoom is a city about 8K away from Darjeeling. In Ghoom, we stayed with a man, who usually leads the India Carpe Diem treks, named Raju, his sister, mother, and two nieces.
On the way to… Read More
Seasia with our “Law” faces. In Thailand, “Law” means handsome, and if you frame your face with your thumb and pointer finger in a photo, it implies that you are good looking. After a week of hiking, building, and smiling, I think we are all looking pretty good:-)… Read More
