Hello friend and family and welcome to our blog!It all began in the San Francisco airport. One by one we found our way to the TACA counter of the international terminal where Nick and Amanda (our incredible, fearless leaders) told us to meet. Once we’d all arrived we said goodbye to Ethan and a few parents who came for the send off, and made our way to the gate to… Read More
It’s official! The Central America group is together, and Nick and Amanda have confirmed that all are accounted for! Sit down and hold on, because our next stop is Guatemala!
From here on out, the group will be sending all of you love and updates from this blog site, so check back and follow them through their travels. (You might want to give them a good 24-36 hours, though. Long… Read More
Saludos amigos,
The countdown is on, and we (Nick & Amanda) are brimming over with excitement for the upcoming adventure. The itinerary has been fine-tuned and is chalk full of opportunities to learn, serve and explore… with the eight of us experiencing all of this together, we will deepen into Central America in a way unique to any other method of travel. Over the next three months, a weekly update… Read More
What an amazing trip it’s been! Our last week in Honduras was spent on white sandy beaches Scuba diving, and eating delicious Caribbean coastal food, while our friends and family at home were probably wishing for a little more sun. We have been to four countries, and had the chance to discover Central America, learn Spanish, and make friends that will last a lifetime. Thank each and every one of… Read More
Last week was amazing! We arrived in San Jaun del Sur last Sunday and made our way down a nonexistant road through a river to the beautiful Playa Madaras and Parque Madaras. Parque Madaras was absolutely amazing, whatever any of us had been expecting, this was not it! Our rooms all had ocean views and we were served the best food of our entire trip here. We each even had… Read More
It´s November! We are in Granada in Nicaragua, on our last night here for Day of the Dead. In preparation they painted the cemetary with a fresh coat of white and there are traditional yellow flowers sold everywhere in the street. Granada is a beautiful, colonial-era city on Lake Nicaragua which we boated on Wednesday afternoon. It was a little stormy but we landed at an old fortress, and from… Read More
Hello everyone,I know it has been a while, we are just so busy, it is hard to make time to wirte on the blog. So let me catch everyone up on our latest travels. After leaving Xela, we spent a few days in the amazing city of Antigua. Im pretty sure everyone found something to love about the city, whether it be the subway(the sub shop), the local markets, or… Read More
Hello to friends and family! Apologies for not getting a blog posted sooner, but I will try to catch you up as best I can on the past couple weeks! After leaving San Andres, the group headed for a small city called Coban. We stayed at an awesome hostel called Casa Luna for a night, and got to spend a bit of time exploring the city and checking out the… Read More
Hello, everyone!It is a warm Thursday afternoon, and we are all lounging at the internet cafe in Flores. The weather this week has been much cooler, so we have been enjoying the sun without sweltering in the humidity.Last Saturday, we took a weekend trip to Tikal. We piled into a van in the morning and headed off. Along the way, we stopped at the fantastic Maxi Bodega to pick up… Read More
We have left Poptun and moved to our second homestays in San Andres. The scenery has changed from dirt roads and rural housing, to near 90 degree paved streets and a lovely veiw of lake Peten Itza. Here is the follow up of our last remaining days in Poptun:
Our ditch digging was put to a hault after a query between a few local residences, whose homes were being flooded… Read More
One week in and the whole Central America is having lots of fun, even with the seven hour van rides, blazing sun, pouring rain, giant tarantulas, and occaisionally dubious bathroom conditions.
We spent the first few days holed up at the lovely Finca Ixobel, where we stayed in cabins and went caving, whitewater tubing, hiking, and horseback riding, as well as lounging by the pond and partying it up (sin… Read More
Well, it’s official, they’re together and ready! The group leaders just gave me a call and they have their full group – yes, everyone is there! In about three hours they’ll be airborne and embarking on a journey of three-months and a thousand experiences.
I’m sure over the next few months you’ll have photos of all kinds, calls of many emotions (and hopefully at least two languages!), and growth in… Read More
Hola! Toya and Tod here, with the inaugural edition of CAM update. The day of departure is almost upon us, and we hope all of you are as excited as we are about our upcoming journey. We’re looking forward to meeting all of you in the Bay Area next week, so get your bags packed, your absentee ballots requested, and your domestic itineraries filed with Carpe Diem.Other than that, get… Read More
