Dear family and friends,
I think I speak for us all when I say our past week in Kitanga was spent with much laughter and many smiling faces. From the work shop to the soccer fields and even the classrooms we couldn’t escape the ecstatic energy and the positive attitudes the SNEC students constantly radiated. Teaching and spending time with these students has provided us with a greater awareness for… Read More
by Joseph B
Hello family and friends!
Nkula here again with another blog update. Our journey to Ziwa to study animal conservation began with a walk through downtown Kampala. Jonathan called the city the most chaotic city he has been to ( and he has lived in Mumbai and Cairo to give some perspective). As we walked through each bus terminal, we were pulled in different directions by people trying… Read More
Hello from La Escuela De La Montana! Today is our last day in this paradise. This week has been spent learning in bungalows and eating with local Guatemalan families from the quaint surrounding village. Here we have learned much about the culture and history of the people in these small communities. From playing cards with our host children to studying in hammocks we have spent this week in a relaxing… Read More
You know its going to be a awesome night at Carpe when it starts with trying to put pasta sauce into a milk carton. Only fun can ensue after that. For a little context it happened while we were staying on a Marae for the week. A Marae is sort of like a community center for the Maori people who are the indigenous people to New Zealand. They have a… Read More
To pick a favourite part of my week is a task I am just truly unable to complete. There are too many beautiful views, crazy adventures and funny stories to simply choose one and I am confident enough to speak for the group when I say this week has been incredible. Whakapapa (pronounced phakapapa) has been our home for a week now. We started off roughing it at a retro… Read More
!Hola familias y amigos!
On Sunday, we arrived by bus to the beautiful city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. It was a change of scene moving from the rural town of Concepcion to a more fast paced larger city. We learned quickly why people say that Matagalpa is the Portland of Nicaragua, with all the trendy shops and cafes on every corner. We immediately fell in love with our new home.
This… Read More
Our journey to Udaipur began in a train station in Jaipur, around 10 PM. Most of the group was groggy, and not particularly looking forward to the bumpy, overnight train ride we were about to embark on. Sensing the collective lethargy within the group, Ben Ji decided to energize us with our favorite past time besides shuttlecocking(Rest in peace):a jam sesh. The minute Ben Ji started strumming his mandelin, a… Read More
Hello again! So much has happened since my last post…I don’t know where to begin. I guess I can start by saying that everything has been great so far! So many beautiful sights, people, and friendships have blossomed before our eyes during the past two weeks. Everyone on the trip is starting to feel comfortable with their surroundings, almost like a second home. A few days ago we climbed up… Read More
So a few days ago we left our homestays in Morogoro where we were learning Swahili.
I stayed in a small house type place with Camila and Sam. Our host mother was a single woman named Joyce who taught English at the secondary school. She was so kind to us and made us our meals, got water ready for bucket baths, and helped Camila when she wasn’t feeling well. The… Read More
This week we went tramping up Karioi mountain. When we reached an hour in, our leaders told us to all spread out and we were going to take 15 minutes to sit by ourselves, reflect, and just have some solo time. Living with a group, it’s hard to find some time to yourself and when I finally had it, it was so peaceful. I decided to take the time to… Read More
This week we are in Baños, Ecuador for the second week of our language lessons. The first week was spent on a farm near Las Delicias, where we met the the owner of the language school, Lorena. We spent a the mornings of every day last week in Spanish lessons, and the afternoons hanging out on the farm. One day was spent working on the farm; harvesting plantains, then washing… Read More
Adapted from personal blog: http://jackdubreuil.blogspot.com/
We spent our last week in the Ecuadorian town of Las Delicias. That is, if you can really call Las Delicias a town.
To the uncultured American observer, Las Delicias is an altogether unfamiliar type of establishment. It´s a semi-official conglomerate of farms and residences, clumped loosely around a couple of stores and a homely futbol court. A quick Google search doesn´t turn up anything… Read More
The HONGI group arrived at Mangarara Farm on a rainy, cold and dreary afternoon. The damp weather did nothing to sway our excitement over the sight of lambs and sheep. As we approached the driveway we had no idea what was in store for us at the farm, but we all were anxious to begin our week with the Hart family.
The Harts gave us the warmest of welcomes including… Read More
(Copied from my personal blog doslenguasdosalmas.wordpress.com)
A lot has happened since my last post and I’m struggling trying to figure out how to include it all. For starters I know all about banana/plantain farming. We worked on a farm with a man named Juan Karlos and his family. When we arrived on the farm we got a tour of the property and got to sample the goods; everything from plantains… Read More
Hey everybody! So I am Frodo Bloggins for the week and I’m blogging about our time with BMAC, Blue Mountain Adventure Centre. Anyways, where to begin? We did A LOT. My fellow Bilbo Bloggins will tell you more about our overall week, I am here to talk about my adventures rafting and hiking. So on our third day(?) with BMAC with a slight change in plans we went white water… Read More
To stay in your comfort zone is an incredibly comfortable way to stay incredibly comfortable. To stray from your beloved pillow padded lifestyle is the uncomfortable way to learn and thrive, especially here in India. Our Shiva leader this week, Hank, has requested that we each step out of our comfort zones these upcoming days.
“If you see a man singing in the street, ask him why he is singing,”… Read More
This first full week all together has been amazing! We have bonded and gotten to know each other so well. We started off with a few days of orientation in Auckland. This included our scavenger hunt around the city, a day hike up Davenport island and so much more. On our hike the boys found their chi and all of us got in touch with Mario.
We ended orientation and… Read More
!Hola from Maya’s first day at The Mountain School! We left Xela this morning and have checked off our first out of 12 weeks together and will be officially 2 weeks on Tuesday. These past 12 days have been awesome! We slid into the first week of orientation where we stayed together in a cozy hostel with an amazing view of the mountains and city (pics below) and get to… Read More
*Hola padres, hermanos, primos, abuelos, amigos, y algún otras personas!
Oh my gatos… it has already felt like some crazy hot weeks that we’ve spent together, but it has only been a few, fun-lovin days here in Masaya, Nicaragua. Already we have accomplished becoming some airport Shuttlecock Olympians, cabana whip nae-nae-ers, and jouster professionals in la Laguna de Apoyo. *ES LOCO CRAY CRAY! What us new adventurers need some time… Read More
