Week 6 in Equador brought many things for some of us it brought important lessons, like don´t put paint thinner in sprite bottles because some of us, Ari, will drink random open sprite bottles. It also brought a slew of sicknesses to our group, taking me out for the better part of the week. While I was out for the count the rest of the group continued on with the… Read More
Saludos our loyal blog followers!
Our group is alive and very well in San Andres after an adventurous 9 days living and touring stunning Alta Vera Paz. For nearly all of these 9 days we didn´t have access to electricity or even running water and, needless to say (but to likely more dismay of the group), internet. Unplugging and un-showering were well worth it though, as we shared daily baths… Read More
SIDE NOTE: We have just posted pictures to our earlier blog posts, so scroll down and check out what we have been up to!
We are now half way through and started off our free travel Uganda going on a canoe trek for 2 days in Lake Bunyoni. We set off mid morning and canoed over to one of the many islands in the lake to begin our trek. A… Read More
Today is Holi, the festival of colors, and it doesn’t get as crazyhere in Sikkim as it does in the big cities, but there’s definitely alot of very pink Indian men roaming around town. Jess and Becca and Iwent into town today to get some last minute trekking supplies andcame back completely covered in colors. It was amazing.Thursday was our last day of volunteering at the school, and to oursurprise… Read More
Kia Ora!
We left the marae (spelled it wrong before) this morning and are spending the night here in Tanganui at the Extreme Backpackers hostel, which includes a climbing wall that Cliff and Karen have been enjoying. Today has been nice down time for us all to do some laundry or catch up on e-mail. Emily was very excited because she finally got her long lusted after Kinder egg. Tonight… Read More
Hello Again! We just finished up our second week working with Edirisa in another village. Our group, (Adam, Bridget, Jill, & Saxon) stayed at the Teach Inn where we worked around the school on local projects. Jill & Bridget assisted in classrooms like mathematics, geometry, and general sciences. Adam and Saxon finished hoeing a garden that will soon be planted with vegetables to feed the volunteers, and together we all finished a compost bin that… Read More
Team Gorilla went on a lovely bumpy ride to Lake Bunyoni. We got settled in and as a group sat down and planned what we would be doing during our stay. Sarah and Emily taught math, body parts, and songs in the nursery. Lilianna taught an art class, and Adam taught an amazing environmental studies class. We had plans to teach a swimming class, however, during our stay it rained… Read More
Here's a picture of the mountain ranges we hiked around on our first day!
special shout out to dylan for lending me his memory card to upload pics… Read More
Hello again!
Lucy here, by the way, forgot to sign my name on my last blog. We have been enjoying our time on the Marai so far. We arrived late Monday night and met the members of the Marai who have been so welcoming and generous. On Tuesday we hiked through the magnificent mountain ranges surrounding our new home to go down to the river. We stopped among a forest… Read More
By the time we left Calcutta on Saturday night we were all prettyfrazzled and worn out from a week of hot weather and hard work. Idon’t know about the rest of the group, but I was definitely dreamingabout fresh air and mountain views. After an overnight train and afive hour jeep ride through the mountains we finally arrived inGangtok, the capital of Sikkim.The population of Gangtok is 30,000(compare that to… Read More
Sam I Am kicked off our fourth week rounding out an eleven hour bus ride. We rolled into Otavalo at 6:30 in the morning for a free day to enjoy the city. From the bus terminal we groggily stumbled the eight or so blocks to our hostel. Luckily, we found it to be equipped with hammocks, delicious breakfasts, and the best damn showers we have encountered in Ecuador thus far.… Read More
Heyo from the other half of the group. We spent the week on the beautiful Lake Bunyoni, where we dug a garden, dug out a space for a compost bin, and assisted in after school activities. Jill and Adam ran a P.E. course, Bridget oversaw an art class, Saxon did dance and became godfather to a chicken.
In our free time we swam, went canoeing, took a hike, and watched… Read More
Some pics from our recent 3-day, 46 K, trek in the Guatemalan Highlands, from near Xela to San Marcos…
Check out additional photos on our Flickr page!… Read More
Hello All!
Writing to you from the beautiful lake town of Taupo. We have begun our journey to the Maori village and stopped here yesterday for one night. We're all very grateful for the immense amount of work Emily put in to set up our transportation. We've been taking responsibility in our roles and supporting each other to develop the skills of a traveler so major kudos for Emily's dedication… Read More
We have now left Rwanda and have started our adventure in Uganda. Before we left though we were able to visit the Kigali Memorial Center where we learned about the genocide that occurred in Rwanda. The tour began by going through multiple gardens which very artistically helped convey the different emotions, actions and people affected by the genocide. Once we finished our time pondering through the gardens we entered the… Read More
This is a shot of what Highfield Farm looks like from a distance but doesn't nearly do it justice. That white house way out there is the place where we've been staying.
Sorry about the delay of photos… and if this last one turns out sideways, but I hope you enjoy the few I've managed to get on here!
Sincerely,
Ryan Gasdia… Read More
