Carpe crew,
I have no negative feedback for the time we’ve shared over here, only appreciations. I am humbled to know that there are organizations out there that can get a group of 7 18-20 year-olds into, and through this place. India in a word is “dense,” I don’t know how else to put it without whipping out my camera to show off some pics and vids. I have full… Read More
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart-
Mom and Dad: yogi and musician; Beautiful athletic woman and beautiful balding man; disciplinary/mercy-giver and mercy-giver/disciplinary; Role model and Role model.
Ben and Carly: Grizzly bear and Tiger; Homie and Homie; 6’3″ rock climber and slightly shorter rock climber; Leader and Leader; Role model and Role model.
My Carpe Group: Friends; Brothers and Sisters; Travelling buddies; Spankin’ beautiful people who i’ll never… Read More
Our trip is coming to a close, and I’ve been thinking of an appropriate way to conclude these series of updates. There are many ways to go about this, and I’m not even sure if I can put to words the emotions I’m feeling. Nevertheless, I’ll try and summarize how I feel using a different method. So grab some reading glasses and/ or a chess board; whatever you need to… Read More
How does time fly by so quickly? Our last big project this semester was a week spent at the Baobab Home, just outside the beach town of Bagamoyo. We got the opportunity to help build a new classroom for the primary school there and we enjoyed our time going in to read and teach with different grade levels. One of the most memorable days we had was our Tanzanian Thanksgiving.… Read More
The thing about Stonetown, Is you don’t realize you could know new flavors until you get here. Being here is like the sudden discovery of a new color; you think you already know every color you could see, it’s unimaginable to think about one day encountering a rainbow of all strange colors. Then you’re in Zanzibar: a place where your every sense is bombarded with strange and exotic sights, sounds,… Read More
On November 25, Walkabout celebrated Thanksgiving. It started out with some intense debate; we quickly found out that everyone’s Thanksgiving traditions are wildly different. Some people have the classic turkey, some make lamb or tofu. Some people need gravy or there’s no point in celebrating, others feel the same about rice. Some of us start our “dinner” at 2PM, some people eat as late as 7PM. Of all things, all… Read More
This week we started out on a treacherous trek through cloud forest about an hour outside of Xela. After about 10 minutes of walking the wind picked up and the mist begin. The trails became very slick as we began to climb the steep hills ahead of us. Even though we were assured that the trail was flat by our guide, we quickly figured out that wasn’t what we should… Read More
Inti just spent about a week in the ancient city of Ollantaytambo. A bus shuttled us all from Cusco and dropped us off in the central plaza of the city. The first things you notice upon arrival are the ruins all around you. On the two mountains to the North and South, Incan arqueological sites almost blend in to the similarly colored sediment. To the South, terraces and temples flecked… Read More
Yesterday we reached a milestone on this journey: we can now count the days we have left on our fingers. A whole lot has happened since my last post in Puno. We went from Puno to Cusco for a quick break before departing to the Sacred Valley for a week long yoga retreat. Each day consisted of 4 hours of physical yoga practice and two yoga lifestyle workshops covering topics… Read More
Hello everyone!
This week is our student directed travel week! The whole group decided to go to San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. Which is known as a party city in Nica. Around San Juan there are beautiful beaches like Playa Hermosa. A really nice beach with perfect surf waves for beginners and advanced surfers. The surfing was really awesome but hard. The waves looked pretty big but not strong… Read More
The two bus rides were fun, however the real fun began the next day with a trip to the Amboni Caves. There were many cool things inside the caves including a chamber where a man hid during the Maji Maji rebellion. There was also a statue of Mary, a map of Africa and a natural mosque all made out of stone. The next day we went traditional fishing with local… Read More
We are proud to announce that the Carpe Crew is officially on island time! After 3 months packed with volunteering, travel, and fun, we’re all excited to be getting some beach time in Vietnam’s beautiful “Phu Quoc Island”.
Saying goodbye to Cambodia was definitely hard; over the past few weeks we fell in love with its rich culture, friendly locals, and beautiful scenery, and were lucky to wrap up our… Read More
Considering the amount of time left in the trip, it is natural to begin the whole “reflect on your experience” mindset. So here’s one of my reflection branches on my big-trunked tree of an experience. About a year ago I made the decision to spend my fall of 2015 with Carpe Diem, traveling, seeing the world, and all that jazz; which was quite a monumental decision for a young girl… Read More
Mambo warafiki na familia! What an amazing three months I have spent here in Mama Africa. I have had both an intense and a beautiful internal and external journey. While I have not yet been able to fully process and reflect on the lessons I have learned here, I can say that there have been immeasurable changes, both tangible and nontangible, that I have experienced in myself. I truly would… Read More
Please be warned, my inner poet is not all I have dreamed for it to be, but I really want to put out good vibes to all of the people who have helped me get where I am today. This includes people who are both pre-Carpe in the U.S. and all of the wonderful souls who I have met along the way. I want to thank everyone from all of… Read More
Thank you to all my family members who have done so much to put me where I am today. I couldn’t have done it without all the love and support you guys have given me in the months leading up to his amazing journey. I wish I could be home to celebrate the holidays and give thanks for everything you all have done for me over the years. Although we’re… Read More
First off I would like to thank my parents John and Susan as well as my sister Marge, for helping to shape the person I have become today, I’d also like to thank my grandparents Idea, Joe, Jim and Eileen for teaching me all the things a grandparent must teach a grandchild, also I’d like to thank all my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins, for everything they have done for me… Read More
From Eliza:
Mambo! Eliza Jones here reporting live from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. There are so many people that I have to thank that got me here today, my main influence has definitely been my family. Thank you so much for making me the lady i am today and supporting my expensive decision to take this year off. Also supporting every decision i have ever made really, i owe everything to yall… Read More
Dear Family and Friends,
I had a wonderful time in East Africa. I have met amazing wonder people on this trip. Everybody who I met on this trip has touched my heart in so many ways.
I want to give a big shout to my mom for making this trip possible for me to go! Your support has been amazing while I have been gone! Thank you for being on… Read More
Greetings from beautiful San Juan Del Sur! After two weeks of roughing it on the permaculture farm, Maya 2015 enjoyed five full days of group activities and beach days–and the luxury of not feeling the heat of 1,000 stewing poops warming our bums everytime we used the bathroom! Permaculture is fascinating, but I think we’ve all had enough hands-on experience with compost toilets! Anyway, on day one with Woo, we… Read More
