By Overseas Educator Suzannah
Day 1 in Kolkata complete.
After many flights, a quick tour of Singapore, and a car ride at midnight, we fell, exhausted, into our beds in Kolkata last night. Most of the day today was spent reviewing the trip itinerary and chatting about health and safety. We briefly explored outside our guesthouse, successfully crossing the busy streets with confidence. Katie ate some celebratory pomegranates (her request)… Read More
By Addy, Alex, and Audrey
We found a very neat building. Unfortunately, the computer will not let us upload photos. We are incredibly excited to be here in Quito and very sad to be leaving tomorrow—yet, excited for Las Delicias! Everything is going well and we have been eating some very interesting cuisine ranging from cow placenta to sheep intestine. Very grateful to be here and excited for what is… Read More
By Brynlee, Eliza, and Daphne
Hola familia y amigos! Though we’re mid scavenger hunt it’s like we’ve already won, pollitos for the win!!! Unsurprisingly no one understands, it’s an inside joke (we’re that close). It’s from a joke a guy told us on the street: ¿como se llama un pollito en uniforme? Un Pollitooooo!!! (Use google translate if you must). Anyway, we gotta get back to our upcoming victory, see… Read More
By Josh and Mack
Greetings from Port Douglas!
Wow… its been an adventure getting here, from the 13-hour flight, to the two-hour curvy road van ride, we are happy to finally have settled at our first destination. We are just about finished with orientation, and about to begin helping Marcus and Claire with their property maintenance. Looking forward to seeing more wallabies at Sheoak ridge, as well as embark on… Read More
By Latrell and Sarah
Hello, this is Latrell and Sarah reporting live from Port Douglas. It has been an interesting couple of days. The first two consisted of plenty of travel. We have all learned each others names because we were all forced to sit next to each other on a plane for 18 hours followed by an awesomely auxed van ride. Shout out my man Josh. We are now… Read More
By Rachel, Madeleine, and Harrison
Hola! Aqui en Xela! We are happily cruising around in the Independence Day celebrations. Last night we walked around in the city square and watched fireworks! The city of Xela is very busy and people are happy to greet us as we walk by. We have had many good meals, mostly Asian food and we are eating at an Asian cafe. Lucky for us this… Read More
By Daniel, Kaylee, and Asia
Hola Amigos!
We started our day with a traditional Guatemalan breakfast, which included scrambled eggs, avocado, fried plantains, and black beans. Muy delicioso! From there, we split into four groups and began our city-wide scavenger hunt. We have done such things as asking locals questions about Guatemala, purchased strange new fruit, taken pictures with many locals, and visited several local shops. We ate traditional Xelan… Read More
By Sailor, Nico, and Camille
Hola,
This is Sailor, Nico, and Camille writing from an internet cafe in Xela, Guatemala. After a rough ride getting here, we finally made it and are able to explore this amazing city. Right now it is Independence day and we are currently on a scavenger hunt. The town is in full party mode.
We are excited for more learning and fun!
Adios.… Read More
By Sarah, Ethan, and Sophie
Ethan, Sophie, and I (Sarah) are in POPs getting ice cream. Ethan and Sophie practiced their Spanish while ordering. We did a scavenger hunt throughout the city but didn’t get to complete everything because we couldn’t find an internet café that was open. A lot of the stores are closed for Independence Day today. Part of our scavenger hunt was doing a random act of… Read More
By Patrick, Ellen, and Sarah
¡Hello! My name is Patrick. I am in a group with Ellen and Sarah. We are on a scavenger hunt. I am writing this from an internet cafe next to Parque de Carolina. Just to get here was an adventure. It took us about an hour and three different buses to get here. We were lost at times but we made it safe and sound… Read More
By Jacob
We are having the best time here in the amazing mountain town of Katoomba. We went and explored the Blue Mountains yesterday and they were so incredibly beautiful and awe-inspiring. I’m having a ton of fun getting to know the group and our awesome leaders, Peter and Anya. I only have 10 minutes at this local library computer so gotta go for now but more to come later.… Read More
By Diana
Carpe Diem’s South Pacific program is becoming a trip I will never forget. During the few days we have been in Australia there have been so many highlights. Our Overseas Educators have been extremely helpful and supportive. They have encouraged us to step out of our comfort zone and try new things. Just yesterday we went on hike and decided to keep going despite the fact that we… Read More
By Eric and Peter
After an extensive 24 hours of flying and driving, we arrived at SheOak Ridge, which also happens to be a wallaby sanctuary run by Clare and Marcus. While there, we camped out in their backyard in tents, had some pretty freaky night time pee runs in the bush, and went for a day hike in the rainforest. This morning, however, we took a break from the… Read More
By Shelby, Emma, and Kobbe
Hi family and friends!
After two long days of travel, we’ve made it to Katoomba, Australia. So far, Katoomba has looked very similar to the U.S. We’re staying at the YHA Katoomba Hostel which is much nicer than we expected. We’re trying not to get used to the luxury of the hostel because we don’t know what our other living situations will be like. Yesterday,… Read More
By Kathleen, Max, and Boy Alex
Hello!
Today is our third day in Australia, and it has been a blast so far. After many hours of travel, we made it to the town of Katoomba, where we’re staying in a hostel and getting the chance to explore the town and surrounding areas. On our first day, we went to a local park, played some bonding games and had an encounter… Read More
By Justin Wade
Hi everyone!
Yesterday was our first day in Australia. We are staying with our lovely hosts Claire and Marcus, who are very generous and kind and allowing us to stay with them for the next week. In return, we are going to help them with a few projects at SheOak Ridge over the next few days. The rainforest here is very beautiful and we are seeing many… Read More
By Cooper, Mariella, and Levy
We made it through the 24-hour traveling expedition and finally made it to SheOak Ridge. Marcus and Claire are the most welcoming hosts providing great camping equipment and delicious cuisine. For our orientation, we got to play some fun games such as kicking the shuttlecock and sitting around the campfire as a way of bonding with a group of people we will be spending a… Read More
We’ve just heard that the Shanti group has arrived safe and sound at their hostel in Kolkata! Be sure to follow along their journey right here on the blog in the coming weeks.… Read More
We checked in with alumna Marley Suarez, who took a gap semester on Carpe Diem’s East Africa program in Spring 2015. Learn where life has taken her post-Carpe Diem!
What have you been doing since your Carpe Diem experience?
Since finishing my Carpe Diem semester in 2015, I have continued to follow my wandering heart. Balancing a life of traveling—mostly back to East Africa with a stint around Southeast Asia—and… Read More
We’ve received word that the mighty Shiva group has safely arrived in New Delhi and have met up with their final group member (Maya) at their hostel. They are tired from a long journey, but happy to be there and starting their semester. Shiva, we wish you all the best, and the blog is now in your capable hands. Stay tuned for more from India.… Read More
