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A Surprisingly Successful Trip…!

We have come to the end of student directed travel as well as our time in New Zealand. After a long process I’m pleased to say that student directed travel was a success. We started with a bang by going to Tongariro National Park Mt. Ngauruhoe or Mt. Doom. It was a legendary pilgrimage for some and a beautiful hike for others. Personally, as a Lord of the Rings fan,… Read More

N.H.C.C

New Hope Cambodian Children. The whole group enjoyed this amazing week, from playing with the children, tutoring the children, painting the mural, water park , morning market, disco night and so many more moments. I can’t wait to write about all these, however, at the moment we have limited internet time. Expect a whole post in 4 or 5 days with even more pictures. -Yesi… Read More

Yoga Retreat

Hi Readers, The last week was spent in a yoga retreat roughly an hour outside of Cusco, the previous capital of the Incan Empire, in a small “eco-farm,” in the Peruvian Sacred Valley. Here, the mountains rocketed into the sky in every direction, blanketing us in cool mornings of wet grass and chilly nights. By mid day, however, the sun would shine with a noticable strength, and taking off my… Read More

Anyway…. What were we talking about?

Eytan reporting and Liz editing! Hello to all the followers of the Walkabout Group! It has been an action packed couple of weeks to say the least. As we sorrowfully said bye and did the hongi (a traditional greeting) with our lovely Maori hosts, we quickly found ourselves in the hands of our doe-eyed new host Dan. He would serve as our guide for the next week at New Zealand’s… Read More

Blog Coming SOON!

Hello Followers of the Walkabout Group blog.  I just spoke with Greg and Megan and the group will be posting a new blog today. They did send me a few pictures to help tide yall over until that happens. Enjoy a few pictures from the last 10 days. Sincerely, Adam  … Read More

And the Adventure Continues!

Hola Amigos, I’ll begin where we last left off; at our weekly meeting at Brooke and Jeremy’s cozy apartment, conveniently located directly under Casa Xelaju. We don’t normally blog about our weekly meetings because they are often long and rather uneventful. Though this particular weekly meeting was no exception to that, it was made special by delicious homemade cinnamon tea and hot chocolate prepared by our wonderful hosts. Friday after… Read More
Wow, what a week! These have truly been the quickest 5 days so far! We started by meeting Tran, the most awesome dude in the universe, at a hostel in New Plymouth. He drove us to a cottage on the outskirts of the city with the most amazing view of Mt. Taranaki where we slept, cooked our own food and played games (night crawlers). Tran broke the ice by taking… Read More

Hello from Dharamshala, India!

During my group semester here in India I was very homesick, but between this being my third time in Dharamshala and living in my own apartment this place definitely feels like a home away from home. There is never a dull moment here in India but it’s great being back. Since I’ve been here I have been working with a woman named Elise who started a hand-made, fair trade, kids… Read More

Sustainability and Responsible Living in Argentina

Hey guys!  Aden here checking in from Obera, Argentina, where I have been interning at Mama Roja for the past month. At Mama Roja I, along with six other interns, have been learning about various methodologies to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.  So far, there have been workshops on earthen building, seed saving, permaculture design, food and drink fermentations, and more.  The other interns range from ages 20 to 28,… Read More

Arequipa Part II and Chivay

Town of Chivay, Arequipa, Peru   ¡Hola! We kicked off this week with a weekend excusrion to the small, nearby town of Chivay. Personally, this is my favorite spot we’ve visited so far! The bus ride itself was filled with interesting sights including hundreds of cairns(stones stacked on top of each other to form towers as a form of worship) placed there by Incans long ago, and a plethora of… Read More

A day to reflect

The beeping of motorcycles and construction is heard down below this balcony. A cloudy blue sky, tall intricate buildings and a couple of potted plants frame my view. A good view, a good place to reflect. We arrived in Phnom Penh Friday the 28th from a semi long bus ride to Cambodia’s capital. I noticed the crumbling buildings, the new shiny skyscrapers, and the traffic going left, right, forward and… Read More

Rwanda

Last week our Nkula group drove to Rwanda from Uganda. We immediately felt a difference as the dusty red road turned to smooth pavement over the border. The drive itself was probably the easiest thus far because we were in a private bus, not packed with a zillion other people. We entered Kigali (the nations capitol), and were taken back by the infrastructure. There were sky scrapers, side walks, and… Read More

The Unspoken Words

Hello everyone, Damian here, it’s my turn to write this weeks blog. I’ve noticed that there’s an absence of photos, so this week I thought that I would change it up a bit and post visuals for the great descriptions previous bloggers have mentioned. Before I get to that, here’s an update of what’s been going on since our last post. Our last few days at the turtle conservation felt… Read More

Angkor Wat

Third and last post from me (Emma)- I promise! Today we enjoyed the ancient and beautiful ruins at Angkor Wat. One of the 8 Wonders of the world, this was one of the most stunning places I have ever been to, and I think many members of the group agreed. Our group watched the sun set last night over the magnificent brick structures, and woke up at 4:30 this morning… Read More

Goodbye Thailand, Hello Cambodia!

Hello from Cambodia! This is Emma again, and I am writing from a internet cafe in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We arrived a few nights ago after 2 extremely long days of bus travel, including a pretty smooth border crossing from Thailand to Cambodia. We are all enjoying a free afternoon, and are mostly trying to stay cool in this heat. It is currently 98 degrees here, and we have not… Read More