Hart Family Farm: A Photo Story
Getting ready to herd sheep on the Hart Family Farm. I am Wes, and I’m in the midst of an epic journey. Rachel taking time to reflect at Hart Family Farm. Morning chores. Spa day at the mud pools. … Read More
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Village Life in Fiji: A Photo Story
Our man Nazil! Village Life. Preparing coconuts. Fiji Time…taking a nap at sleeping giant. Village volunteering in Vuandomo Village.… Read More
Fox’s Farm in Mufindi
A fierce game of badminton at the Fox’s Farm in Mufindi. Maytal enjoying the lush landscape in Mufindi. Kiara got muddy playing soccer in the rain with some boys at the children’s village in Mufindi. Hanging out with Mr. Fox, a British man who founded the NGO we worked with in Mufindi. There were really cute dogs. Saying good bye to the kids and house mamas of Mufindi. The group … Read More
Success Starts From Within
By Kiara D. Chavez, Tosca, Mary Dudley, and Maytal Hola mis quieridos amigos,
Last week we finished staying at the Munfindi Children’s Home. It was amazing to experience bonding with the children and learning about the large presence of HIV/AIDS in the region. Tosca, Rachel and I even got the opportunity to play soccer in the rain with the older boys, best believe we were soaked by the end. While… Read More
From Phnom Penh to Kratie
By Chris Denning The past few days our Sabai group has traveled to Cambodia! We arrived for our first few days in the bustling city of Phnom Penh. The city that holds just about 1.5 million, felt no bigger than a small town. We spent our first few days throughout the city, exploring the beautiful temples and the royal palace. We saw the extravagant Central market and walked along the… Read More
Bula from Fiji!
By Wes BULA!!!! (Hello in Fijian)
After leaving New Zealand we have made our way out of Aukland and into Nadi, Fiji. We posted up at a very nice hostel there and met some pretty cool people. One of them was Nazil, our taxi driver, photographer, all-time best friend and “FBI” agent. He took us to a gorgeous mud pool where almost everyone pushed their limits with their comfort zone… Read More
Elephant Sanctuary & Trekking: A Photo Story
Sites along the trek. During the trek, the group stayed at local villages along the way and met many kind hosts. Navigating the rivers on a bamboo raft in Northern Thailand. During the trek the group was able to visit an elephant sanctuary. The students enjoyed visiting and playing with the elephants, while learning about all of the ways elephants can be mistreated and how to help rescue elephants.… Read More
Adventures in Northern Thailand: A Photo Story
Participating in activities at a local festival in Northern Thailand. Celebrations include music, stilt walking, and fishing. OE Jon practices his flying skills. Hanging by the river waiting for the festivities to begin in Nan Thailand. Puppy friend at the permaculture farm. The group takes a photo break during their trek outside of Chiang Rai, Thailand. Drinking out of bamboo cups at a break during the trek outside of Chiang … Read More
Boat Trip Along the Mekong: A Photo Story
Boat trip along the Mekong outside of Kirati, Cambodia. Working with local communities on a garden project through SUP Asia. Staying with homestay families on an island in the Mekong. Exploring Bangkok by boat. Watching a muay thai match in Bangkok. Meal time at Sahainan, a permaculture farm in Thailand.… Read More
Matagalpa Memories
Classrooms for the week! Cooking class! Elliot stirring homemade honey. Cooking class. Annie getting ready to fry up our pastries. The finished product. Grace roasts fresh coffee beans. Talia enjoying the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Ready for the next coffee tasting. How we make “bio” gas! Composting toilet. Vista from the Spanish School.… Read More
Practicing Positive Thinking
By Rebecca Klane Halfway through. Never before have I had such a mix of awe that it has already been six weeks and frustration that we will not experience the comforts of home for another six. Time has passed quickly but it still seems like there is such a long way to go. Though not logical, this juxtaposition between positive and negative mindsets matches up well with the mixture of… Read More
From Thung Chung to Bangkok!
Hello family and friends of the Sabai group!
This past week the group headed to our friend Sandot’s permaculture farm in Thung Chung, Thailand. Permaculture farming is a style of sustainable farming that is able to use its surrounding areas to its advantage. This enables the farmer to interact with the farm as minimally as possible (once it is established). We learned so much on the farm.
The first day… Read More
Escuela de Español Colibrí
By Maddie Cloran Hola!
Greetings once again from Escuela de Español Colibrí! It’s been a Spanish-practicing, organic, activity-filled week at school and we have been having so much fun continuing to explore the city of Matagalpa. Here at the school, we’ve been practicing our Spanish skills while immersing ourselves in the Nicaraguan culture. Every day this week after class and a lovely home-cooked lunch, we participated in an activity to… Read More
Planting Trees!
By Greg Hart, our contact abroad The hillside where we planted the trees for Carpe Diem last year. Most have survived the summer and are set for good growth over the coming wetter season. Spending a couple of hours pruning trees in a block that every Carpe group of students we have hosted (this is the 8th) has spent time working on.… Read More
Host Family Livin’
Kayleigh and Kiara relaxing on the top of a waterfall after a long hike near our Swahili School. Group photo with our teacher from Swahili school. Prepping to make pizza for our host families in Morogoro. The proud chefs. Kiara, Elle, and Tosca with their host parents. Maytal and Kayleigh with their host dad. Always waiting for a bus! (Mafinga, Tanzania) Mary Dudley learning the art of whacking beans with … Read More
Touching the Stars
By Renee Noordzij It’s always hot here. And when it isn’t hot, it’s downpouring. So I’m either sweaty or soaked with rain. It’s just a little bit different than the snow of my hometown near Boston. There’s bugs. Everywhere. On the walls, the floors, in the shower, in my bed. My legs are covered in bug bites. My main source of nutrition is rice. For breakfast, lunch, and dinner I… Read More
New Country, More Spanish
By Grace Cain-Kellman Hola from a new country!!!!
Picking up from the last post midway through our stay in El Paredón, our group squeezed in as much as we could during our last days on the ocean. Each time we were sent off for free time, someone grabbed a surfboard, a boogie board or just a towel to get tossed around by the Guatemalan sea, inevitably swallowing some to take… Read More
Arajuno Jungle Lodge
By Karly Britt Hi friends and family!
This past week, the group had the amazing opportunity to explore the Amazon! The week started with a boat ride down the Arajuno River, a tributary to the Amazon River, to our home for the week: the Arajuno Jungle Lodge. There, we met Tom Larson, AKA the coolest guy ever. Tom told us about all the work he has been doing to help… Read More
Habari gani ndugu?
By Maytal Agasi Habari gani ndugu?
Tunajifunza Kiswahili Morogoro.
Tunasema Kiswahili kidogo.
Hali ya hewa ni joto na mvua.
Tunafurahia kunywa chai ya moto.
Tumekula mikate mingi.
Miti na maua ni mizuri.
How are you friend?
We are learning swahili in Morogoro.
We only speak a little Swahili.
The weather is hot and rainy .
We like to drink hot tea at tea time.
We eat a lot of bread.… Read More
