The Bay of Islands were so beautiful and some of us went kayaking or just chilling on the beach. We had an awesome dinner for our last night in New Zealand. We didn’t do too much for the 2 days that we were there so it was nice to have a break after working at the farm for a week, but we all had fun and some good quality time… Read More
Bula bula! 2015 walkabout group has wrapped up our month in New Zealand. We made it safely to Fiji! We are all ready for tropical shorts and flip flops weather. We arrived yesterday in Nadi then took a short van ride to our hostel in New Town. The city is very unique and not like anything I have experienced before. I love the island vibe and all the positive energy… Read More
Kalie, Ryan, and I (Syd) got a chance to go fishing with our farm contacts. We went out on this tiny little boat and the water was really choppy. Once we finally got out far enough, we cast our lines and started catching fish almost instantly. We caught a bunch of KaWe and some Red Snapper as well. Ryan and I were doing great but Kalie wasn’t having much luck… Read More
This past week living and working at Sheila’a organic farm has been unbelievable. When we arrived on Monday, we were welcomed to a beautiful property by the wonderful Sheila. Her and Anne have been so generous with their land and time and I know our whole group appreciates what they’re doing for us. Our first two days of work were spent on Anne’s farm, completing projects like chopping up wood… Read More
Being a wwoofer(willing worker on an organic farm) has been an amazing experience so far. I have a new respect for all farmers because the work is surprisingly challenging, gross, and energy consuming. The mornings have been lots of hard work and the afternoons have consisted of lots of pool and ping pong. My first task this week was a two-day job at Anne’s farm. Jessie and I partnered up… 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
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
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
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
The entire group set off in pairs on a scavenger hunt in Auckland. Here is the proof:
One picture of an internet cafe along our scavenger hunt and the one cool place! (:
Evelina and Tanner
Here’s Alana and Rebecca in front of the Pacific Ocean in Auckland, NZ! It’s our second day in New Zealand and it’s waaaayyyy chillier than we expected! We’re on a scavenger hunt, thoroughly bundled,… Read More
Just heard from Ryan and Cheridyn that the group is all settled into their hostel in Auckland and excited to finally be there. More updates to come…but for now its time for breakfast and showers!
-Simone… Read More
That’s right, the crew has all gathered in LAX and proceeded through security.
Based on this photo we can safely assume that they are already practicing the Haka, a traditional warriors greeting of the Maori. What an appropriate way to enter into Aotearoa, The Land of the Long White Cloud, more commonly referred to as New Zealand.
We wish this team the best of luck on the road ahead. Stay… Read More
Dear Walkabout Students, Parents, and Public at Large,
Ryan and Cheridyn here reaching out to you from the infamous Carpe HQ in Portland, Oregon. We’ve begun the official countdown and are eagerly excited to be departing for New Zealand in a wee five days. We feel like two hobbits about to embark on an incredible adventure and can’t wait to meet you in person (our students) at the airport in… Read More
They have arrived safe and sound in LA. Thank you to everyone for an amazing semester filled with adventures, connections, and incredibly valuable work both inside and out. Best of luck to all of the students in their onward journeys. So much gratitude from the Carpe office for being a part of this journey! … Read More
We are 81 days into our journey and we are preparing to say our goodbyes. We have spent the last five days in the Australian outback sleeping under the stars, hiking our way through the unreal beauty and watching our small family of fourteen get weirder by the day. On the first day we were picked up in Alice Springs by our hilarious guide Dan. He took us on small… Read More
It's hard to believe that our 3 month journey is coming to a end. We have made countless memories and life long friendships. We will never forget our 3 months in the South Pacific. We started our voyage in Wellington NZ and quickly bonded with each other as our excitement grew for the adventures ahead. Our first stop was the Blue Mountain Adventure Center where we grew as a group… Read More
Hey everyone!
Pistol Pete and Madeleine here, with the latest update from your favourite Carpe group. We began this week finishing up our conservation work in the very lush and moist Daintree rainforest with ecowarrior Hugh Spenser. After spending a week hacking out invasive species, picking up beach litter, planting seedlings, and working with everyone's most liked plant- guinea grass with Hugh, I can happily attest he belongs in ecowarrior… Read More
The gang finished off Chenrezig (the Buddhist retreat) on a high note. Most of us liked a lot of what was being taught and had a good time.. Meredith enjoyed the week so much that she decided to stay there as a volunteer and take her studies further. The rest of the gang is very excited for her but we will all miss her company. After Chenrezig, we… Read More
