Hey everyone!
It is with huge smiles that all of the Carpe Diem Shanti students gathered together at SFO and headed off on their long journey to India. The group was full of excitement, a little bit of nervousness, and a whole lot of wonder at the mysterious path ahead!
We should hear from them soon after they land safe in Delhi, until then, thanks for tuning in and all… Read More
Friends and Family,
The group has come together in Portland, and are excited to start making the
journey to Africa! After picking up Emily and Jane in Amsterdam, they will
continue on to Dar-E-Salam to begin their in-country orientation. Be sure to
check back-in regularly for updates from the group as they create an adventure
full of memories.
with excitement,
Nick Berger
Interim E.Africa Program Director
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Fall semester 2012 is going to be a transformative and legendary journey in East Africa.
Our traveling family of Emily, Jane, Sage, Samantha, Olivia, Sydney, Brooklyn, Tim, Lauren and Adam get to unite very soon. We are writing from Portland where Adam and Lauren are completing leadership training and preparation.
Family and friends: stay updated for all the tales from Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda! We are ready to experience… Read More
Dear Carpe Diem Students and Parents,
It’s just a few more days until all our to-be travelers and Overseas Educators will be departing for destinations across the globe. We have been busy preparing the OE’s over the last two weeks while getting all the last minute preparations finished! We are all feeling really great and ready to embark on the myriad journeys that will take place over the next 3… Read More
Shangu and I arrived in Portland just 11 days ago, but in someways time has flown by and in other way it seems like months ago that I stepped off the train in Portland and made my way over to where we were doing out staff training and prep. Our days have been a mix of getting to know this crazy, beautiful, diverse, passionate, inspiring group of other Overseas Educators… Read More
Hello Central America students and families,
Thank you to everyone who has called or emailed us with concerns about the eruption of Vocan de Fuego in Guatemala. We have also been following the situation in Guatemala and have been in touch with our contacts there. We just wanted to reassure you that, in talking with contacts at TACA, we’ve been told that everything is fine at the airport, flights are… Read More
Greetings Family and Friends,
We write to you from Portland, Oregon. Heather, Mike, Amanda (Program Director), and I have been meeting with head quarters acquainting ourselves with the details of our adventuresome journey! So far it’s been a time packed with adding our final touches to make this trip one of profound impact. This is the first semester of Indigenous America. We are looking forward to exploring its spiritual landscape… Read More
Kia Ora FANZ friends and family!
Here is a shout out from Mt Hood, near Portland,OR. Your fearless leaders, Alex Liethen and Brooke Balla, are busy finalizing itineraries, refreshing wilderness medicine skills and sowing the seeds of friendship with the Carpe Diem family. We both couldn’t be more excited about the journey that awaits us all.
This is the blog! It will be totally run and updated by you, the… Read More
Saw wat dee ka (kap) friends of SEASIA 2012.
Marisa and Ryan here – sending our love from Portland, Oregon. 8 days until we take flight over the pacific in route to Thailand.
We’ll be utilizing this blog over the coming months as a medium for sharing our adventures with family and friends back at home. Each week a different student will be in charge of posting stories and pictures… Read More
Welcome to the beginning! T-minus 13 days and the action begins.
Dear readers, get ready for some epic tales of adventure brought to you via SAM 2012. Robbie and Michelle here in beautiful Portland, Oregon, spending 2 weeks readying ourselves at the Carpe Diem Headquarters.
A few things we are looking forward to: landscapes, rice, learning together, crazy bus rides, llamas, and more! Stay tuned & please check in often,… Read More
To our intrepid group of Central America travelers:
Just a quick check in to let you know that we are working hard and having a blast at the Fall 2012 Carpe Diem training, here in the lovely land of Portland, OR. We are learning lots and co-creating a magical journey for the group. As we learn more about each other, about each of you, and about the amazing places we… Read More
Namaste and welcome to the Shiva blog!
Carpe Diem staff training is in full swing here in sunny Portland and we couldn’t be more excited to meet the Shiva group in just a few short days. We’re busy with itineraries and maps and guide books…oh and bikes and frisbees and tea shops, too…all so we can be prepared for an incredible semester. Over the coming months this blog will be… Read More
Hi Maya students! Greetings from Portland, Oregon! Nic and I are having a good time with all the staff during our training. We were running all over the city today on a scavenger hunt doing some bonding and learning of the city. We even ran into a music store to try to hone in on some skills before heading south in a couple of weeks. Nic has amazing skills so… Read More
Namaste!
13 days! In less than two weeks we will all be standing on Indian soil. It might seem like a world away, and in many ways it is, but it’s moving closer all the time.
Welcome to the blog. While we are overseas this blog will be our link to family and friends at home. It’s a place for them to follow our journey…just a small window into the… Read More
Hey everyone,
I’m Regina Huston and I’m going on the fall MAYA CAM trip.
A lot of people have been giving me opinions on what ‘heavy duty’ shoes to bring with me on the trip and I would love to hear it from the people who know best.
YOU GUYS.
SO….
I have a pair of ankle high BROKEN IN heavy duty hiking shoes, I don’t know if they’re water… Read More
Take the twelve hour bus ride from Cusco to the small city of Puerto Maldonado, a semblance of concrete and shades of green — a town founded during the early 20th century Amazonian rubber boom, now in crescendo to industrialization and a rise in eco-tourism. Settled at the convergence of the Madre de Dios and Tambopata rivers, streets full of bustling motorcycles and loudspeakers selling bread and aguaje are the… Read More
In 1992, at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 12 year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki delivered a passionate speech generative of the quality of moment when time seems to stand still, and cannot help but imagine a large booming voice ringing out with a command of, “LISTEN!”. She spoke on behalf of a small group of children united in the struggle to defend our earth home. Her message was a… Read More
Well we’ve come to that point when the students wrap up their trip, they fly home, and the leaders regain a sense of what it’s like to exist without a troupe of amazing friends/students to hang with. ~Sigh~
The trip has ended and we’ve all sat back I’m sure to recall the last leg of the trip:
What a fantastic way to end Australia. We flew from Adelaide to… Read More
In honor of the amazing, unforgettable past three months, I just wanted to share this picture of our beautiful family in our awesome MORP outfits that we got for each other 🙂 We sure are a good-looking group!
We finished up our trip with delicious Indian food (per tradition), some good ol’ Essence and Hawk and Prey, and a few awesome reflections on the beach by candlelight. We also… Read More
