Hey all,
After departing our unforgettable time at OPC (thank you again to Mark and Ken,) we returned to the Extreme Backpackers Hostel for the night. Many of us chose to do laundry, connect with family and friends on the internet, watch episodes of friends, roam around Turangi, play Bananagrams (a variation of scrabble,) and make dinner in the hostels kitchen. Not surprisingly, we were all fairly worn out from… Read More
Hey everyone,
Though long over due, here is my post for Rocj Pomtila:
There are some benefits to having a 20 degree sleeping bag. The first of which is the rare instance when Guatemalan weather decides to be cool. There are a myriad of survival tips that solely rely on a sleeping bag. Be it braving the mountains of Lake Atitlan or hiding in Helena`s abnormally tall bag (I am… Read More
Although three of us were sadly unable to go on our trek last week, the six of us remaining had a great adventure. We had a couple struggles, but were all able to keep high spirits and push threw them. The high altitude helped bring a few laughs too!
Every morning during our trek we would get into a circle and the captains of the day would warm us up.… Read More
Taken minutes before the start of our trek with our mascot Cyndira the Unicorn in the background. Our camp on the 2nd and 4th night of the trek. Yay we made it to the top!… Read More
We just arrived in Nicaragua after being blessed with a beautiful time in San Andres, Peten. Check out some of the moments that closed out our unforgettable time in Guatemala with these pics…… Read More
Free travel couldn’t have gone by any faster. Though at first we were somewhat nostalgic of the times we had in Agualongo, it was any easy adjustment to life around Trujillo. The sandy shores of Huanchaco graced us with their beauty and hospitality giving us the perfect opportunity to unwind and relax. We filled our days shredding the gnar, eating, and getting our golden tans. Our nights being spend putting… Read More
Hello Family and Friends,
Hope everything back in the U.S. is thriving. We Kiwis have just returned from a life changing 5 days at the Sir Edmund Hilary Outdoor Pursuits Center. To say tour time there was epic would be an understatement, to say our time there was tough would be an understatement, to say that we reached the summit of Mt. Doom in 3 hours would be dead on.
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Week 6 in Equador brought many things for some of us it brought important lessons, like don´t put paint thinner in sprite bottles because some of us, Ari, will drink random open sprite bottles. It also brought a slew of sicknesses to our group, taking me out for the better part of the week. While I was out for the count the rest of the group continued on with the… Read More
Saludos our loyal blog followers!
Our group is alive and very well in San Andres after an adventurous 9 days living and touring stunning Alta Vera Paz. For nearly all of these 9 days we didn´t have access to electricity or even running water and, needless to say (but to likely more dismay of the group), internet. Unplugging and un-showering were well worth it though, as we shared daily baths… Read More
SIDE NOTE: We have just posted pictures to our earlier blog posts, so scroll down and check out what we have been up to! We are now half way through and started off our free travel Uganda going on a canoe trek for 2 days in Lake Bunyoni. We set off mid morning and canoed over to one of the many islands in the lake to begin our trek. A… Read More
Today is Holi, the festival of colors, and it doesn’t get as crazyhere in Sikkim as it does in the big cities, but there’s definitely alot of very pink Indian men roaming around town. Jess and Becca and Iwent into town today to get some last minute trekking supplies andcame back completely covered in colors. It was amazing.Thursday was our last day of volunteering at the school, and to oursurprise… Read More
Kia Ora!
We left the marae (spelled it wrong before) this morning and are spending the night here in Tanganui at the Extreme Backpackers hostel, which includes a climbing wall that Cliff and Karen have been enjoying. Today has been nice down time for us all to do some laundry or catch up on e-mail. Emily was very excited because she finally got her long lusted after Kinder egg. Tonight… Read More
Hello Again! We just finished up our second week working with Edirisa in another village. Our group, (Adam, Bridget, Jill, & Saxon) stayed at the Teach Inn where we worked around the school on local projects. Jill & Bridget assisted in classrooms like mathematics, geometry, and general sciences. Adam and Saxon finished hoeing a garden that will soon be planted with vegetables to feed the volunteers, and together we all finished a compost bin that… Read More
Team Gorilla went on a lovely bumpy ride to Lake Bunyoni. We got settled in and as a group sat down and planned what we would be doing during our stay. Sarah and Emily taught math, body parts, and songs in the nursery. Lilianna taught an art class, and Adam taught an amazing environmental studies class. We had plans to teach a swimming class, however, during our stay it rained… Read More
Here's a picture of the mountain ranges we hiked around on our first day!
special shout out to dylan for lending me his memory card to upload pics… Read More
Hello again!
Lucy here, by the way, forgot to sign my name on my last blog. We have been enjoying our time on the Marai so far. We arrived late Monday night and met the members of the Marai who have been so welcoming and generous. On Tuesday we hiked through the magnificent mountain ranges surrounding our new home to go down to the river. We stopped among a forest… Read More
By the time we left Calcutta on Saturday night we were all prettyfrazzled and worn out from a week of hot weather and hard work. Idon’t know about the rest of the group, but I was definitely dreamingabout fresh air and mountain views. After an overnight train and afive hour jeep ride through the mountains we finally arrived inGangtok, the capital of Sikkim.The population of Gangtok is 30,000(compare that to… Read More
