Talk about a crazy city! We spent our fist night in Kampala celebrating Kyles birthday at Club Monalisa dancing and getting laughed at by the locals. The next day we were sent though the city on an scavenger hunt. We explored HUGE markets that seemed like they would never end, finding some amazing sweater vests and hip shoes and all sorts of good stuff. Our last day was spent at… Read More
Over the past few weeks, I have been consistantly reminded of how fortunate we are to be doing such incredible acts of service in such breath-taking locations. Lake Bunyonyi is no exception. Honestly, I wish I could accurately describe how beautiful this place is but my words would/cannot do it justice.
Tucked away in the scaling hills of the isles are quaint villages, full of character and liveliness. The primary… Read More
As usual, life has been pretty crazy for us. When I say crazy I mean crazy in the best way possible.
Our week started with spending Easter Day rafting the Nile. It was a great way to spend the day working together, paddling through class 5 rapids. Once again we were lucky enough to have our friend Drew come and enjoy the day with us. It was a full raft,… Read More
A quick update from your Walk About Bloggers. Currently we have completed four days of conservation work about an hour outside of Brisbane near Tawoomba planting trees that are intended to reconnect Koala habitats that have been broken up by farmers. Our work inlcuded taking mattics or palaskies and clearing out about 4 foot wide circles in the grass, then digging a foot deep hole and finally planting one of… Read More
We began the week traveling from Leon, Nicaragua to Playa Potrero, Costa Rica – beginning our day at the fabulous Pan y Paz Bakery in Nicaragua before crossing the border by foot into Costa Rica. This week we planned our volunteer project and activities without the assistance of the leaders. We have been volunteering with an organization called Abriendo Mentes, helping with the English classes in the afternoon with children… Read More
G’day Mates! Maddie coming at you with the weekly blog of the beuaoooooooooooooootiful week with the conservation of australia including Katie, Ori, Ben, and Simone. I would like to send a shoutout to the fam; Daddio (whats good), Tray, Beans, Auntie M, Bubba and Riley hope your all doing well! We started off the week with a stunning sunset ferry to the beautiful kangaroo island. Our time at Kangaroo Island… Read More
Dear Spanky, Zambi, Lucy, Morgan, Biscuit…and friends and family!
This past week we broke up into two groups to work on two different conservation projects. I was apart of the Erye Pennisula group which was led by Skyeler. This group also included Brian, Zack, Molly, Anna, and Morgan. Before the groups split we watched ” The Story of Stuff,” an informational youtube clip that talked about how we are harming… Read More
Ayyo Ayyo what up what up once again!
After finishing the last week of spanish school with a Samana Santa grub festival, mostly fish (almost traumatic), but also delicious ceviche with our spanish teachers. Teaching all of the group, teachers included the game el hombre lobo (werewolf?) or Mafia was definitely an experience. Each time i stay in a homestay or just sit down with someone new, different color of… Read More
It’s your bloggers here with your daily scoop from the South Pacific. After a memorable four days in Sydney we hopped on a plane to Brisbane this morning where we will be spending a week with the Conservation Volunteers of Australia. Today we got to spend the day soaking in some sun and BBQ’ing at the South Bank Park and Lagoon/Pool, with some of Justin’s friends from when he lived… Read More
Hello all from way Down Under!
We have spent the past few days exploring the (large) city of Sydney! Our group has had basically a second week of free travel as we all enter our final stretch with each other *sob*. Coming from up in the Blue Mountains, it has been nice to delve into the urban scene (and food) these past three days.
Last night we saw a Macbeth… Read More
It is Semana Santa this week! We have all been settling into our host families here in Leon and are enrolled in our new school Dariana Santa for this week. There was a procession featuring Saint Benedict on Monday which most of us viewed from afar. Our days here consist of school in the morning until 12 and then free time to participate in activities such as museum time, spanish… Read More
Hello friends and family!
We’ve just returned to Cusco after our week of free travel. After weeks of discussing and some planning, we chose to take the 10 hour overnight bus to Arequipa, and have the city be our home base for the week. We spent the first couple days hanging around the city, going to museums, markets, and eating far too much gelato.
Our second stop was the small… Read More
After a few plane delays and travel complications we finally made it to Australia! Right away we went to our spiritualy retreat which was a wonderful break from the hectic free travel! For a few of us we meditated for the first time, we spent a little over a day in silence, (which proved to be tough for a few of us) and had a lot of time to reflect… Read More
Hello from Adelaide! (I would say from Sydney, since that was when this was supposed to be posted, but alas here we are)
Our last week of New Zealand was a whirlwind of incredible sights and car rides along the southern coast of the South Island. Due to bad weather we had to change our free travel plans last minute, but I think all of us agree that it… Read More
After a long and complicated day of travel (some of us flying through three different countries), we arrived in Managua, Nicaragua. From there, we traveled by land to Parque Maderas in San Juan del Sur. The family style meals at Tyler’s place has been nothing short of spectacular or, as Yuri describes it, “heaven.” Favorite dishes have included grilled chicken, chicken parm pasta and an amazing assortment of cooked veggies… Read More
Dear friends, family, and other people who have stumbled across our humble blog somehow,
Sorry that this post is a little late. It was meant to be posted after the farm and before Blue Mountain Adventure Center, but I was caught up in exploring the amazing cities we have been in and kept pushing it off. Better late than never though, am I right or am I right? Im right.… Read More
After a whirlwind few days in Rwanda we all made it over the Rwanda-Uganda border and added another stamp to our passports. We spent a night in Kabale, Uganda at a wonderful guest house run by the NGO Edirisa. Edirisa strives to promote Africa through creativity, culture and practical skills. They have started amazing projects in cultural tourism, education, fair trade crafts and multimedia. After spending a night in Kabale… Read More
Whats up Carpe Diem, family, friends and prospective students?! Cecilia and Josie here writing from The Meeting Place Cafe in Cuzco, Peru. Life has been really excellent so far. We’re both currently living in the healing house which is why we are writing this together. Literally, we are each using one hand to type this….
We do yoga everyday, en la manana, and then spend our afternoons chillin, talk to… Read More
Hello from Cusco! Or Cuzco, depending on how you spell it. Today is our last day in the city before heading off to Arequipa and the beach for our week of free travel. Our week in Cusco has been incredible! On Monday we met our respective host families and began our Spanish classes at FairPlay language school. The school employs single mothers in an effort to break the cycle of… Read More
