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
Hey all,
This is Karen and Paige writing to you from an internet cafe somewhere in Chiang Mai. Where? We’re not exactly certain, but we have a map so we’re not lost. We’re having an explore of the city this afternoon. Our leaders judged us ready to release us into the world, armed with with a list of things to find and do. As we have roamed a bit of… Read More
Hola todos! Mi nombre es Angela Merrill y estoy en Nicaragua trabajando con los jovenes de Formaccion Fenix para crear un plan de negocio de joya que es sostenible. Me encanta Nicaragua para la gente, las playas, la comida – no escogería otro lugar para pasar mi segundo semestre con Carpe Diem.
Hello everyone! My name is Angela Merrill and I’m in Nicaragua working with the youth of Formaccion Fenix … Read More
Greetings families and friends of the Carpe Diem FANZ Hongi crew,
I just got word that the whole group has arrived and are settled into their orientation site! They are going to try and stay up all day since they just arrived at 5am Fiji local time. The next blog post will be from the group in the next couple days, stay tuned for news from them in the coming… Read More
The Southeast Asia group has landed safely in Chiang Mai! After a long journey to the other side of the world, including a delayed flight and a missed connection in Hong Kong, they are getting some well-deserved rest. Future posts on this blog will come from the students themselves, so check in to hear of their adventures.… Read More
We were lucky to have met a teacher named James on our way to Entebbe Town. He was kind enough to bring us to the school at which he teaches, a school for special needs children. The kids were the happiest we’ve ever seen, and have never been welcomed by strangers like that before. We were hugged and loved from the second we walked in. We felt overwhelmed with joy.… Read More
Today our group for the scavenger hunt met Isaiah Kayanja. and Ibrahim Ssemakula who gave us a tour of Entebbe. During our walk Alvin extended a helping hand to local Ugandans by carrying heavy sacks of cement for a construction site. Isaiah and Ibrahim were extremely helpful in answering all of Breezy and Talia’s questions. It was cool to meet local teens and compare and contrast our everyday lives.… Read More
Greetings friends and family of the South America group,
After a long day of travel, the group has made it’s way to Quito. After a surprisingly comfortable night in Lima, they arrived, had a delicious dinner, and are getting ready for some well deserved rest. They will be diving into their orientation over the next few days – stay tuned for future posts to this blog from the students.
All… Read More
Hello Family and Friends of FANZ Hongi group,
Gwen and Mac are about to depart the U.S. with their tremendous ten (10 students). They are all excited as shown in the picture below. Energy is high and they depart the U.S. at 9:30pm PST. Go Team Hongi!
Sincerely,
Carpe HQ
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Courtney and Danielle here. We arrived in Fiji last night. We were greeted by frogs, lizards, and bugs. Today, we were stunned when we got to see Fiji in the light. The landscapes are breathtaking and the locals are super friendly as they smile and say bula (which means hello) as we pass them in the streets of Sigatoka. Later today, we will be completing a scavenger hunt in the… Read More
We have finally arrived at our first destination! Fiji, specifically Tumbakula where we are writing this. A bit warmer than home…
Almost every local has been saying “Bula” which means hello making it a very warm and friendly environment.
The amazing thing was the view once we arrived and got off of the plane. A rainbow! hovering over a few amazing palm trees in this tropical paradise.
Something funny and… Read More
Bula from Fiji!!
We survived the long plane ride(s) here, and now we’re in a crazy hot and humid place.
Today we woke up with a view of the ocean and had our first circle as a group by the beach. What a gorgeous place! We are getting to know the country and culture by exploring the city of Sigatoka with our new friends and a scavenger hunt.
We can’t… Read More
Me and Jeff are having a great time so far. We are really excited for the scavenger hunt going on this afternoon and its looking like this will be a great experience.… Read More
Drew and Amelia here! We’re on the scavenger hunt. So far we’ve exchanged our american money into cordobas, and got watermelon and strawberry smoothies at a stand in the central ‘park.’ (Shoutout to the sandias back home!) The cool thing about the smoothie place was the chairs were super tall. (Take a look at our photos!) Now we’re at an internet cafe with tons more to do on our list.… Read More
Hello loved ones! Its Damian and Caroline here in Masaya.
This keybord is different, so please excuse any grammatical errors. We cant find the astorisk.
So far, we are having a great time here! Already we have experienced so many new things and foods. We have spent most of our time in these last few days getting to know each other and we are all getting along well. The spanish… Read More
