Well, sort of. Our half of the group is in Ladakh, which is at around 10,000 ft. elevation. The four of us agree that this is one of the coolest, most amazing places we’ve ever been to, hands down.
To get here we took an overnight bus from McLeod Ganj to Delhi, which wasn’t exactly fun, but was actually more comfortable than some (much longer and less nice) trips I’ve… Read More
We left Pilcopata after our almuerzo(lunch), loaded up the 4×4 that would take all of our food to the community, and headed out on foot to Huancaria. Our jungle stroll took us about two hours, hiking on rough muddy roads with just our water bottles. We met our Jeep in the main plaza of the town, picked up all our supplies and walked another ten minutes to the raised and… Read More
Hi all! Sorry its been so long- we have just been so so busy! So last week, after a lovely couple of days in the beautiful city of Cusco, the group set off onto a ten day expedition… to the jungle. It took us a few days to get out there being that it was so far away and we made a few pit stops. We left Cusco on Tuesday,… Read More
SO!we just finally landed in Varanasithe previously lush land of FAR too many peopleis now dusty and deserted.although still amazing.we are currently staying in the plushest and poshest hotel any of us have stayed in, while in indiait is AIR CONDITIONED!!!!!!!!!!let me repeat that AIR CONDITIONED!!!!!!!!!!!and it is so hot here that nothing could be finerexcept perhaps attractive people fanning us with palm branchesbut that just didn’t fit into our… Read More
Ok, lets get down to business.
We finished our time at Deer Park, doing our volunteer work, meditating, hiking, watching sunsets, sitting in the sun and finding a bit of a haven from the madness of India. The boys, aided by Willa, Chrys and Hilary, made a compost system. All in a days work. Karen made a huge statue out of trash for Earth Day. Some of the projects were… Read More
We just finished a week in complete and total paradise, in the form of the ecological resort-in-progress Parque Maderas. Last Sunday we left Leon at 9 am for the four hour drive to San Juan Del Sur, arriving at Parque Maderas in the heat of the early afternoon. However, we pretty much forgot about being hot once we discovered where we were. Parque Maderas is run by Tyler, who grew… Read More
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh….how to describe our last two weeks…?Well, to start off, the leader of the organization introduced the conference as a scam (Not too promising). The first few days were pretty shaky. Our room had cracked walls and maybe a few ghosts and Carrye’s bed was eternally wet, but it gradually started to become more comfortable. The town we were in is called Mlalo and is located in the mountains and… Read More
Well I didn´t have this weeks trivia on my lost post, so here it is guys!
Peru is one of the leading exporters for paprika, and asparagus. As well as gold, and they have some of the best silver you will ever find!
As a lack of education in Peru, they arent able to really get into the exprting as other countries are. So they sit on the moto of… Read More
I really have no idea how I´m going to make this a satisfying report for all you out there, but I am certainly going to try…This week was our last in language school, and everyone is starting to feel a little awed by the rapidly approaching end date, coming to destroy all our fun. Well, maybe not all so melodramatic as that, but still, it´s a mighty odd feeling.School was… Read More
Well tomorrow we have our last day in Spanish school. These last 2 weeks have been filled with learning and new experiences.
Today at school a few of us travel to the market, where some of us saw things we didn´t really want to see. Parts of animals that should never be shown. I know my teachers were trying to make me try Frog Juice….Ehhhhhh, no thanks! :-/ It definantly… Read More
hey there party people-After a long week of traveling we have finally made it to Deer Park in Bihar colony. There is a lot to recap since our last post was from sikkim. So here is goes…From sikkim we took a taxi to darjeeling. Darjeeling was pretty rainy and cold, but we tried to make the best out it. We visited the tibetan self-help center where they sell hand made… Read More
Well this weekend, we hiked to the bottom of the 2nd deepest canyon in the WORLD! And there is only a couple 100 meter difference between the first and second.
Sheese it was a crazy weekend, we woke up on Saturday morning around 3:30 am, and got on to a bus and tried to sleep since we knew we had a long day ahead of our selfs.
We arrived to… Read More
Hello to all our faithful blog-followers!
CAM just wrapped up the first ever free travel in Nicaragua. After getting up at to leave Antigua at 4:30am, we arrived at the airport and were bumped onto an earlier direct flight to Managua. The plane was empty, but we all sat next to each other anyway because we don´t like being apart for very long. Upon arrival in Managua we were immediately… Read More
Posting a bit late, but we just finished a week in the beautiful town of San Marcos.
We finished the trek in what we thought was San Pedro, only to realize we were in Epcot. The perfectly colorfully painted houses, wooden benches and trash cans, cobblestone streets and cleaning crews were there and everything. But we made our way to the launch and arrived in San Marcos, a spiritual community… Read More
Hello Lima, wait, no, hello Arequipa!
We only took a pit stop in the Lima airport to use our first Soles, and taste some fantastic gelatto.
And now here we are, settled in with our families, getting used to the groove of Spanish school, and spending our afternoons walking around the Plaza de Armas under the hottest sun in the world, so says Jenn’s homestay Dad Freddy. But Freddy also… Read More
Jambo! Miriam here.Well first of all, it was nicer than I can express to escape into what felt like the lap of luxury for a few days. We had hot showers (usually) Home-style cooking, and real beds! It might as well have been on a completely different planet from the maasai village.
Pete O’niel is an exiled black panther from Kansas City. He is quite a character. He was very… Read More
hello out there in bloggerworld,
This is one of the old farts here in India, Andrew, checking in. “Hello?! Can you hear me? Is this thing on?” Crazy, crazy, cyber-bloggerworld…
anyways, I just wanted to pass on a few informational websites for any and all who may be interested. I am always subjecting the group to random articles and websites about myriad hot topics, so I figured I would spread… Read More
Hey everyone, Chrys here, reporting for blog duty.
Since we last corresponded, our group went on a five-day Himalayan Trek. The night before we left, we got a photo preview of last semester’s trek, from our main man Arthur who coordinated all of our activities while in the state of Sikkim.
But before we left, there was a little misfortune as a result of the soccer game, described in the… Read More
The last week has been a trip. The Maasai live very differnet from us. Their weilth is determined by their herds. They have cows, sheep and goats, and everyday they walk their herd miles and miles to find water. Their diet doesnt require water, but because their animals need it, that is how they spend their day, walking. All they eat traditionally is meat, blood and milk. They live in… Read More
