By Nico & Sophie
Hey everyone! We just finished up a beautiful week on the beach in the small village of El Paredon. We spent our time with an organization called La Choza Chula, a social enterprise focused on providing educational resources to the people of El Paredon.
Throughout our time there, we participated in a variety of workshops based on the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. This included… Read More
By Charlotte Clarke and Paige Buchanan
Everyone’s been sick and visited the hospital except for Rebecca in the past 10 days; talk about a wild ride!
Everything started off in Varanasi: cow poop in the streets and poop problems in the sheets. And then, the first case of Dengue. Kelly was out for the count, the mosquitos had got to her. Yet, we traveled on. What was supposed to be… Read More
Cole playing the guitar in an alleyway while we waited to check into our Granada apartment.At a Gnawa show at Cafe Clock, an international restaurant in Marrakesh that hosts traditional Arabic music performance weekly.… Read More
By Asia and Ethan
Asia and Ethan checking in after this very busy week! It started out with a bumpy ride to Cerro De Oro where we experienced a yoga and meditation retreat led by our zen OEs. We tried out acro yoga, yin yoga, and mastered our sun salutations. This was a great time to relax and have time for self-reflection. During the day we had a lot of… Read More
By Lexie
Our time here is coming to an end as we set out on our next adventure. I think all of us can agree than the past 2 weeks have been some of the most challenging and best days of our trip thus far. Fortunately, we were all able to power through and make the most of our experiences. We started off with a few days in Leh to… Read More
By Adalyn Richards
Our Rayah group is a lot of things. We are a tight-knit, adventurous, international (thanks, Cole!) group with a sarcastic sense of humor. We collectively speak 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Japanese, and Hawaiian. And we may or may not have a benign addiction to chocolate-covered digestive cookies from Spain. But snack preferences aside, we are also a fairly musical group.
Despite our hefty travels… Read More
By Elsa Simonton
Hello Everyone,
This week Walkabout spent a week at Sheoak Nature Reserve. Throughout the week, we helped out around the grounds. Some examples are building a trail to the swimming lagoon, making a small dam to store water in the rainy season, and digging holes for posts for new buildings. The group also learned new information during presentation and workshops. Marcus and Claire, the owners of Sheoak,… Read More
Work at G22.Group shot inside the new family home.Mangrove Tour in El Paredon.Acatenango hikers at the trailhead.Turtle releasing on the beach in El Paredon.… Read More
By Audrey
We have been very busy this week. For our final night in Banos, a bunch of us went to karaoke. However, we didn’t stay out too late because we had to catch our bus to Otavalo at 4am.
Otavalo is known for the huge market with lots of crafty goods including alpaca ponchos and sweaters (which most of the group took advantage of while using our bargaining skills).… Read More
By Nate Crystal
The Rayah group left Spain and crossed the heavily guarded border of Spain and Morocco. Journeying over the border was an interesting experience for the group. When crossing the border, the group saw a vast line of people that were waiting to hear if they were allowed to enter Spain, or have to stay in Morocco. It was there that the Jamal of the week, Ady, had… Read More
By Overseas Educators Mandy & AdamBreathaking views.Learning how to garden and compost with our friend Tawwai.View from the hike of Te Toto Gorge.Going to the waterfall.New Zealand Gothic.View from Manu Wairu (where we had our sweat lodge).… Read More
By Overseas Educators Mandy & AdamSunset silhouettes.Cow toe (Ko to).Selfie for the Moms (Mana Kahine).Happy Birthday Veda!Taikae and Tawhai (Our Maori Guides).Bridal Veil Falls!… Read More
By Emily Bates
Yesterday, after Arabic studies, we went on a guided tour of the Medina of Tetouan, a labyrinth of residences, markets, and religious sites situated within the old city walls.
The architecture of the medina has strong Andalusian influence, as it was built by refugees from the Reconquista.A shop in the medina.After walking through the portion of the medina where sheep skin is cured and dyed, … Read More
By Avery
Greetings family and friends! We have had a busy week in India.
We started with a couple days in Jhadol, a rural village near Udaipur where an NGO started a school that gives opportunities to young girls in villages that would not otherwise have access to education. During our time in Jhadol, we stayed at a homestay with a family. Our homestay involved sleeping on the porch near… Read More
By Wordmasters Daisy and Luke
A sweat lodge is a hut, typically dome-shaped and made with natural materials, used by indigenous peoples for ritual steam baths as a means of purification. The sweat is intended as a religious ceremony—it is for prayer and healing, and the ceremony is only to be led by elders who know the associated language, songs, traditions, and safety protocols.
“The inside of a tea kettle. … Read More
By Katie Delaney
We spent this past week exploring Varanasi, known as one of the oldest living cities in the world. Each of us has had a chance to explore some of our passions by taking classes including jewelry design, painting, music, and even fire dancing.
We also had the chance to wake up at 5:30 one morning and take a boat out on the Ganges river and watch the… Read More
