Its been a crazy but amazing two weeks diving further into our adventure and deepening our relationships with each other. We’ve been humbly hosted by two lovely people known as Yvette and Manaia of Koukourarata community in their beautiful historically rich maraes. Waking up to such a breathtaking view is something none of us will ever forget. We then stayed 3 nights in a revamped schoolhouse in the are of… Read More
Submitted and written by Matthew Nguyen. Photos from the Overseas Educators, Jon and Anya. Problog:
Here we are! The moment of truth has arrived. With heavy, yet optimistic hearts we fly away from familiarity and the place we called home, lying in anticipation for what’s to come. Three months. New sights. New sounds. New friends and family. A completely different side of the world to explore and discover. After the… Read More
Imagine walking into a home in a small village in Northern Thailand where no one in the family speaks English. You’re on your own now and you have to figure out how to communicate with the limited Thai you’ve learned so far. The cultural differences make for an adjustment, for example the squatting toilets, bucket showers, beds so hard they feel like cement, and feeling conscientious about where you point… Read More
Writing to you from an internet cafe on the busy streets of Rishikesh. We have made it back safely from our 3 day trek in the Himalayas! We are sad to say goodbye to Kiran, Ankit, and all of the Red Chili crew from our trek. The past three days have been incredible. We began our journey with a two hour hike straight up the mountain. When we arrived at… Read More
This is the first blog of many but the only one by me… We arrived at the spanish school on Sunday and it was amazing!! The first thing that we all noticed was all the amazing scenery and all the green. Coming from the city with all the noise to just nothing but silence for the most part. The only exceptions are all the dogs and roosters that constanly keep… Read More
Hola from Santa Domingo, Ecuador! Currently on our way to la playa for our last day here on the finca (banana farm). The finca is a banana/plantain farm. It is beautiful here! Our first day we picked bananas and plantains to help the farm’s weekly harvest. The owners of the farm are the kindest people. They made their home feel like our home. Even though Chari and Juan Carlos (the… Read More
Hey Everybody, Miriam here!
We are officially adjusting to the magical whims of Cuban lifestyle here in Baracoa. So far the adjustment process has been tough… Swimming in the ocean everyday during Spanish class, learning how to cook a traditional Cuban meal, riding horse carriages to arrive at our destinations, having multiple salsa dance lessons and eating three huge amazing meals a day that are most often accompanied with fresh… Read More
Hola familias,
We started this week by moving out of our cozy hostel, Casa Seibel, and moved into homestays. Sunday morning, our weekly president, Joe lead us to the Spanish school where we were assigned partners. Then each pair left with his or her host family. Although we were all a little nervous, we very quickly realized that our host families were amazing. They provided us with great food, beautiful… Read More
The end of our first week together is fast approaching and it has been filled with name games, intention setting and the start of new friendships! After meeting each other at LAX and enduring a twelve hour flight, we headed to Solscape, our first destination of many. Solscape is an eco-hostel set on the side of Karioi mountain over looking the sea in Whaingaroa.
For our first three days we… Read More
We just received this great picture of the entire group at their hostel in Delhi. Chris and Kate have let me know that the group is happy and healthy and excited to begin their trek!… Read More
We received this sweet handwritten update from the Nkula crew along with a few fantastic photos. After their orientation in Entebbe, they headed to the Rhino Conservation Center where they are learning all about conservation and biology in East Africa. The reports are that the crew is all healthy and happy and loving their time! In case you have trouble reading the handwriting or the picture, here’s a transcription: Greetings … Read More
Life is going well in Cuba! Kevin and Michelle let me know that the whole group is happy and the vibe is great so far. Since arriving, they’ve already had a great history lesson, done a traditional Baracoan cooking class, had two salsa lessons and gone to a traditional Cuban music show! The group is relaxed and embracing the idea of dancing and diving into Cuban culture. They are all… Read More
Its been a fun-filled weekend of getting to know each other in the beautiful recovering city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Among recovering from jet-lag, we’ve successfully cooked 2 breakfasts, lunch and a family dinner in our hostel kitchen and had a blast while doing it! Right down the street is the beautiful Botanical Gardens, Canterbury Museum and the innovative Re-Start Shopping Centre made solely of colourful shipping containers! Saturday we… Read More
Hi friends and family of the Nkula crew,
I’ve heard from the Overseas Educators that orientation in Entebbe was fantastic! All of the students have been getting to learn a lot about each other as well as spend time discovering the sights and sounds of Uganda.
They have so far spent time at their backpacker’s hostel learning about the program, about cultural “do’s and don’ts,” creating group agreements, and playing… Read More
