HOLA AMIGOS Y FAMILIAS!
We are all having so much fun with our new Carpe Diem family, whom it seems like we have known for much more than just one week! We started our adventure in Antigua staying at the beautiful Earth Lodge, and exploring the city. The food at the Earth Lodge was AMAZING, we were spoiled compared to what we are sure is to come during the rest… Read More
Somehow, with more than 6 billion people in the world, we’ve managed to bring together THIS particular group of students and staff … from all corners of the country. It’s really quite a remarkable thing if thought about in such a manner.
The group is officially together at the San Francisco airport … rearing to go in a few short hours, and this journey is about ready to begin!
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Hola Aimig@s,
Amandita and Benjamin here at the Carpe Diem office in Portland, OR, sending salutations and good thoughts to you all. The more we prepare for this trip the more excited we become to meet you all and begin exploring Central America together.
It is only a few days that we will introduce ourselves at the SFO airport face to face, forming our own unique band of travelers. Shortly… Read More
So here’s the story from point A to BYou gonna get the DL from H-Dub and WinnieIt all began the 15th of SeptemberA day so far back its hard to rememberWe’ve come a long way since that fateful dayAnd created our stories along the wayAin’t no secret that at first we were shyBut shortly after those feelings passed us byNow we is a family tight as can beWe’ve learned to… Read More
So, after further consideration, we thought it might be appropriate to tell you a little more about our experience in Central America. As we sat and looked out at the ocean over dinner last night reminiscing about the time we spent together hysterically laughing, pushing buses through flooded rivers, living with various Central American families, and braving horrifying outhouses we realized how much we have grown and learned from each… Read More
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Fortunately for all of you we, Sarah and Katrina, are the group’s final bloggers. Since we have spent the entire trip fantasizing about all the food that would be available to us when we get home and have been food vacuum… Read More
You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when your dive instructor tells you it’s time to take off your mask, especially when you know there’s a four foot barracuda circling the group… Scuba Diving is intense, some would say (and by that I mean Shayna sitting next to me) horrifying, but ultimately it is the feeling of experiencing a whole new underwater world.
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This is Lillie and Rebecca signing in after a week in Playa Hermosa with the adorable tortugitas. When we arrived at Punta Judas, finding enough beds for everyone was our first challenge, but after the initial confusion we all found a place to rest our heads and enjoyed a delicious meal. The first day of work found the group in an all too familiar situation of moving dirt as we… Read More
Hi, Whitney and Will here. We’re Wonderfully happy, and We made it to Costa Rica! But lets reWind the clock back to Granada.Granada Was an aWesome, but very touristy, city. We Went ziplining Which Was Wicked fun. Whoever Wanted could go upside down, and superman style Which Was Wonderful! We also recieved free coffee Which We doWned because it Was Wonderfully delicious. We also Went to Masaya, an artisans market Where… Read More
The clock is ticking and grupo maya is not wasting anytime. This radical group of motivated young adults have just made yet another transition. It is no secret that many of us left our hearts in san juan del sur either in the waves, the welcoming community, or parque maderas (a center for art, ecology, sustainability and natural medicine) itself. Its mary and hannah reporting here from our shnazy hostel… Read More
Hola amigos! Greg and Bridget here with the word on the past week of our travels. We had our three day trek last weekend and celebrated Shayna’s birthday on the second day with vegan chocolate cake that Bridget and Jasmine baked. The trek was AMAZING! We walked 24 miles total up and down mountains through rivers leaving blood sweat and tears behind. We stayed in rural villages each night sleeping… Read More
Hello blog readers, Whitney and Lillie checking in on our last night in Xela. Today was our final day of classes and we had a party and a lovely goodbye ceremony with our teachers and staff of Casa Xelaju. It was also Jaime´s, one of the office workers, birthday so we had cake (!!!) and tostadas. They were both delicious and many of us went back for thirds (we´ll admit… Read More
Group on top of Santa Maria San Andres Market in Chi Chi Santa Maria ¨Look, it´s Mexico!¨ Santiaguito eruptingHello faithful viewers, Greg and Katrina here with news from the past week in Xela, Guatemala. On Monday the 18th, after classes at Casa Xelaju, some of the group attended a Guatemalan history lecture from one of the Xelaju teachers, Victor, regarding the Guatemalan revolution. On Tuesday, we had classes in the… Read More
compliments of Bridget! The Rural Village hike to waterfalls in the rural village Birthday Boy with his homestay dad A Fishy dinner Bridget with her brother and sisters Sarah´s Birthday Xela Hannah and Xela Mary! The Market A toast to Grupo Maya Grupo Maya at dinner last night… Read More
Hola family and friends Bridget and Sarah here :)We arrived in Rocja Pomtila way past our bedtimes of 7pm to an amazingly welcoming village. We were all escorted to our new bungalows with our assigned roommates. (Me and Bridget were together! How cute!) The walk was pitch black and treacherous. This village has no electricity to light our ways, so we had to rely on a single flashlight. The new… Read More
The group at dinner in San Andres, group photo in Poptun (the school we volunteered at), Tikal group shot, Post-rain tikal pensive temple shot, Somee of us on the top of a temple in Tikal in the pouring rain, Temple of the Jaguar, TARANTUALA, Mary and Bridget fascinated with the TARANTUKA, Semuc Champey from the view point, us at the viewpoint, the pools!… Read More
Hey friends and family!So after departing our awesome hilly homestays and language school in San Andres which we all loved (especially since it included Flores, Tikal, ARCAS animal refuge, a bonfire and the occasional slice of pizza!) we took the bus to Coban. Our “cribs” member Whitney set us up in the awesome Hotel La Paz for two nights. Coban is old school, busy, pretty, and a little too cold… Read More
Hola amigos y familia!It is your co-captains Hannah and Rebecca reporting from San Andres, Guatemala. We bring good news to the homefront. Last Sunday we wrapped up an amazing week in Ixobel and hit the road for a new chapter in our voyage. The departure was an emotional time for some because of the friendships that were made with the loving families in Ixobel. Although we did not the complete… Read More
We have finished our very long journey to Guatemala and are all glad we are finally here. Today is going to be our first day in a homestay. Sarah is staying with her super chill roommate, Will in Rigoberto and Paula´s house. They have two kids that we have met so far, one thirteen and the other a few years older. Greg is hangin with Rebecca in the lovely home… Read More
