Hey everybody! It’s Drew. We’ve had some pretty amazing days since the last update. From our last day in Masaya to soaking up coastal beauty and community at Playa Gigante to, most recently, our immersive experience and adventure on a permaculture farm and community project called Bona Fide.
Our adventure from Masaya to Playa Gigante departed on a flamboyant chicken bus. As like many buses in Nacaragua, the bus was… Read More
Yesterday, the group participated in a Tamale Making workshop at the farm where they are living and volunteering. Here are a few photos from that experience:
More to come soon!
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Sawatdee kha!
Hey all, this is Paige writing to you, the SEAsia group’s resident blogger of the week. We touched down in Chiang Mai two weeks ago now and SO MUCH has happened since.
After we finished up our brief time of orientation, we pretty much leapt right into the thick of things with a two week homestay in a little village called Mae Rim just a little bit outside… Read More
Hello family and friends of the Central America group,
I just wanted to let you all know I’ve heard from the group and they are doing well. They left Playa Gigante, where they’ve been for the past week, and have made their way to a farm on Ometepe (an island in Lake Nicaragua) where they will be volunteering and learning about sustainable agriculture for the next 10 days. They have… Read More
Six days ago we left the resort at Mango Bay and traveled half way across Fiji to the village of Nananu. There we started working on the pathway throughout the village. We all love our home stay families and everyone has been so incredibly welcoming, nice, and accepting of all of us. On the first night, they told us that we will forever be part of their family. Today we… Read More
You all may have been wondering where all of us SAM Semester students have been! I assure you we are all well and safe. We just got back today from a little rurual mountain town named Pucara. Here many of us had the opporunity of a lifetime. Where else would you be able to go to a rural town in a forigen country and be welcomed into the homes of… Read More
Home is often difficult to find when traveling through two or three cities a week. For our Nkula group, I could safely say we all felt at home the past few days with our House Mama, Mama Flo.
To some, our schedule may have seemed routine: Swahili classes in the morning (my personal favorite), painting a mural for Buwenda Preschool in the afternoon, and relaxation with our extraordinary Mama and… Read More
It’s Evin here reporting from the charming little island of Koh Tao in the gulf of Thailand. It’s been almost a month since I hopped on a plane and headed for Southeast Asia with my backpack in tow excited for my next adventure. After a wopping 30 hours of traveling via Car, Plane and ferry, I finally arrived on Koh Tao. After arriving I received my SSI Advanced scuba license… Read More
What would you picture if I told you that these last few days have seen us fall into bed, a pile of sweat, exhaustion, and throbbing muscles. What would you picture if I told you that these last few days have seen us step out into a brave new world, try strange delicious foods, and chew on new languages. What would you picture if I told you that these last… Read More
Fiji has been really; really fun and I think I speak for the rest of us when I say this trip will be an unforgettable experience. Recently the group and I have been staying in a Fijian village to build concrete pathways. Constructing these pathways is really hard work especially when all of the labor has to be done by hand. The process begins with mixing together gravel and dry… Read More
Hola mundo maravilloso!
The past few days since our arrival have been devoted to setting our intentions, building a framework for a fantastic semester, and beginning to deepen our relationships. Already the group feels like a family away from home. As the challanges of being in a new place arise, we have supported eachother.
Everyday we walk down streets we have never seen before, use a currency who’s value we… Read More
A view of the Nile River.[/caption
Oliotia! A lot has happened since our scavenger hunt! We’ve left Entebbe and, after a three hour matatu ride, arrived in Jinja, an amazing town on the Nile. A small path leads from our guest house to the riverfront and, at night, the relaxing sound of water puts us to sleep. We’ve experienced a lot in the past three days! For starters:
We’ve had… Read More
Hey, people back home! For those of you in the North, how´s the polar vortex going? Even for Southerners, are you still having to reach for a jacket when you go out? Not us! (Well, okay, maybe in the mornings and evenings, but hey, we’re at 9,350 feet here) We have been able to strip down to shorts and t-shirts for the better parts of our days and run… Read More
Hi from Olivia and Cameron!!
Fiji is beautiful! We have been staying at Mango Bay resort and Wednesday we leave to the village for our two week home stay. We have been exploring the village today and the people here are some of the nicest people we have ever met, it’s so great. We visited a beautiful Hindu temple and experienced a local cava ceremony. Though we didn’t get to… Read More
so in this update we are going to go over a quick list of the highlights so far, first of these i would have to say is the water which is a joy to swim in which is teaming with life. the next highlight having some freedom to adventure around town and being able to hang out with the group as a whole. Fiji is totally amazing and very lively.… Read More
Hey Everyone were in Fiji! Orientation has been great! The group is really good! The resort is really nice, but coming in to the town is a bit of a surprise! there is a little bit of culture shock! but its still amazing! hope all is well at home and stay tuned!… Read More
Hello readers!
We’re here! The resort is really nice and the food is delicious! 🙂 The first thing we saw when we arrived were gorgeous mountains and we can’t wait to expand our travels beyond the resort! The group is wonderful, we’ve got great chemistry together and it looks like we’re going to have a great three months!
We’ll be at our resort until Wednesday, then we leave for the… Read More
this is our third day in Fiji and so far it’s been a blast! It’s rained a lot (every day) but it’s at least a warm rain. It’s also veeeeeery hot and humid here but we’re all bearing through it together. Today is our first day in town so we are all making a blog post. We will post more later.
-John Whittlesey and Liz Demmon… Read More
Hey y’all! You will be hearing that phrase a lot in our blogs I’m sure- Topher says it basically every other word and it is beginning to rub off on the rest of us. Anyways, it is Yesi and Emma here, writing to you from a quaint internet cafe somewhere in the depths of the bustling city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. We have been walking around for about 2 and… Read More
