Hello loved ones! Its Damian and Caroline here in Masaya.
This keybord is different, so please excuse any grammatical errors. We cant find the astorisk.
So far, we are having a great time here! Already we have experienced so many new things and foods. We have spent most of our time in these last few days getting to know each other and we are all getting along well. The spanish… Read More
Hey everyone it`s been 2 days in Central America! It has been a long journey already in Masya Nicaragua. We`ve experienced a different culture completely. The food is amazing and the locals are sweet.
As of now, Jordan and I (Natty) are exploring the city through our scavenger hunt! We enjoy the trust and independence. In the last few days we have learned how to be safer going through the… Read More
TO the parents of Easten, Ryan, and Lucy we are here safe and sound. We are living in Casa NIca which is a little house right in the middle of Masaya,NI. We are currently on a scavenger hunt looking for stuff. Later we are hopefully going to the pier to see the sun set. Last night we had our first meal here and were all quite shocked by the difference… Read More
Greetings families and friends of the Central America crew,
I just got word that the group has arrived safely to their hostel in Masaya, Nicaragua. They are going to have brunch, get some rest, and then dive into their orientation activities. The next blog post will be from the group, stay tuned for news from them in the coming days.
All the best,
Heather Diamond
Program Director
Carpe Diem Education… Read More
Hello family and friends of the Spring 2014 Central America group!
And they’re off! The whole group met last night at the TACA counter in LAX, and there was an excited energy, filled with hugs, handshakes, smiles, and laughter. All together for the first time, they proceeded through security to begin their journey to Nicaragua.
We are sending lots of love and well wished to our Central America crew and… Read More
Once upon a crisp and mysterious Monday morning, tiny snow flakes gently graced the streets of Portland. Gently became urgently became boldly–as so the story began amongst two Carpe Diem Overseas Educators. Exploring Portland by pedal-power, their first stop was a quaint pie shop. Conversation ensued amidst scrumptious apple-blackberry and pecan slices. With a rush of sugar running through their veins and a mutual passion for dress up and travel,… Read More
***This post is a few hours late…my sincerest apologies! It’s been a splendidly crazy last day!***
28 hours, 1,680 minutes, 1 sunset, 2 flights, 6 meals, and 10 goodbyes left. 83 days, 2 major holidays, the transition from summer to fall, fall to winter, the tail end of 2013, and one full semester all passed, gone, flashed away. Where in the world did the time go?
‘Tis our last full… Read More
Now we have less than 8.
We have had a lovely time here in Costa Rica. It is an incredibly beautiful country and words would only come short in describing the lush forests, vast sky, and playful ocean. It is a weird transition, though. We have gotten so used to being uncomfortable and dirty, living next to the earth, and sleeping and rising with the sun. We set the pace… Read More
Hola de Playa Gigante!
The group is staying as busy as ever here in Nicaragua. We finished up Student Directed Travel with nights in Masaya and San Juan del Sur, and continued on to Playa Gigante which is where we happily write to you from!
Masaya greeted us with a hostel all to ourselves, complete with our own puppy for the night as well, some disappointing (although SAFE, as the… Read More
Howdy y’all! Our apologies for the late post, we’ve been rather internet-less for quite awhile and will continue to be. Anywho here’s our blog from last week!
¡Hola! ¡Hola! From Rancho Esperanza…though I must say we’re severely lacking in hope (esperanza) at the moment. Here’s our eventful yet unfortunate update of the past week:
Thursday we spent the day at Bonafide hard at work with our machetes…some of us even… Read More
Hey there all friends and family of the Maya group, Ricky and Lizza here blogging this week on our time at Bona Fide farm on the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua! We´ve been very busy here lending helping hands to the volunteers when needed. Some of our tasks have included, constructing paths out of rocks, gravel, and bricks (all hauled uphill by hand), weeding by hand and with machetes, tending to… Read More
Hi all! Maya and Shane here, recapping on this past week. As we write this, we are sitting in the common area at Project Bona Fide, a farm dedicated to the diversification and availability of plant species in Nicaragua. The common area is completely open, and overlooks the lush jungle/farm, as well as the lake that could most certainly be mistaken for the ocean due to its endless horizon. We… Read More
But not quite.
The group has just returned from a hike up to a Nature Reserve called Ampante on the edge of the city. Spirits were high as we embarked because Quintin had a premenition that a sloth would fall from the trees into his open backpack. We believed him as he was correct about his host family making pancakes this morning. When we got to the reserve we were… Read More
Hola from Guatemala City!
We arrived tired and safe to the G-22 organization yesterday afternoon. They greeted us with delicious food and a lovely community-centered space to live in. Our beds are all next to each other and they’re also in our dining room! This room has seen many card fights and games and heard lots of laughs and songs and sleep-talk conversations.
We’ve learned so much about G-22 just… Read More
Hello friends and family of the MAYA group! We´ve taken a bit of a vacation from blogging as we were trekking from Xela to San Juan over the course of three days and two nights. We departed form Xela by bus and were dropped off in a small village about half an hour outside the city. The first day was by far the most difficult. We climbed up steep mountain… Read More
¡Hola Amigos y Familia!
We are currently sitting in the deserted, gringo-opperated internet cafe here in Xela, listening to the daily thunderstorm overhead. This past week has been adventurous, thought-provoking, stomach-inflating, and generally a positive experience for all!
Coming from Pasac (population 1200), the city life in Xela has been a welcomed change. When we`re not spending all of our Quetzales on overpriced hipster cafe food (and by that we… Read More
We’ve just returned from a sticker factory, where we alll designed MAYA 2013 logos to represent our group. As we sat “ohhing” and “ahhing” over the designs and wondering which ones would turn out the best, we were reflecting on each student and thought you all might like a little update on who exactly is forming this wonderful little group. So without further ado, here are Jessica and Brent’s updates… Read More
Hello friends and family of the fabulous maya group, since we last updated the blog we have had many adventures. Thursday we explored the beautiful Ixtacapa river, which is about an hours hike from Pasac. After our swim we flew kites that our wonderful guides made for us. We were surprised when they let the kites go, and learned that this is a Mayan tradition symbolizing the release of a… Read More
Hi friends and family! Shane and Maya here, we were assigned the role ¨Bilbo Bloggins¨ for this week, which means that we are responsible for the official group blog! We were all assigned roles, some are in the big leagues, and involve figuring out lodging and transportation for the group, and there are other jobs, like ours, that aren’t quite so serious! These will switch weekly though, so expect to… Read More
If asked to describe these past days, this one in particular, I am not sure I would be able to respond. Today, we woke up, again, to the sounds a rooster makes at the crack of dawn. We gathered as a group for breakfast, telling stories of our nights and dreams. After our bellies were full, we started walking to a nearby village. There, we explored an open air market… Read More
