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This is Amy from headquarters and I’m happy to report the South America group has arrived safely in Guayaquil! Ari and Simone phoned the office today to say they had landed, all accounted for and all were healthy and happy. (Albeit, a little jet-lagged.) The group is currently on a bus heading for the coastal town of Bahia de Caraquez where they will begin their orientation to each other and… Read More

Well, it’s a little past 10pm and the group, its leaders, and loads of enthusiasm have united what promises to be an excellent journey. Stay tuned to this page for more blogs everyone, and for tonight, rest assured that everyone have boarded their flight and will be heading South … waaaay South, soon enough! Yours truly, Ethan… Read More

Hola, from your very enthusiastic trip leaders, Simone and Ari!! This blog is a place for you to post photos, tell stories and share your experiences with friends and family back home. Send your loved ones this link so they can see and read about the places that your adventurous spirit is taking you. Throughout our semester, each of you will have the opportunity to post to this blog, documenting… Read More

Better late than never, right? I miss you all so much! This is me in my room with my dog Jake. It has been snowing a lot here. This is me and my dog Romeo in front of our house. Just to keep you all updated, Natalie and I are leaving for India on January 31st. Also, I’m going to Greece for 3 months starting on March 7th. I hope… Read More

Whats up everybody! I miss you all like crazy. I’m saying we start talking about the reunion in Hawaii… This is me in my room on my sleeping bed. Meet my puppy Toby! he’s an angel.… Read More

This is my new puppy Oakley! We rescued him from Georgia, at a puppy adoption day! My pack is still on the floor.. missing you all and Merry Christmas! Love Natals… Read More

HEY EVERYONE i would just like to say that im glad to be home, heres a picture of my messy room. its not a great picture of my face but hey the picture below explains why i feel that way. great to be home and sledding, but that still dosnt make 5 degrees any warmer! miss you guys! happy holidays! -mia… Read More

Last Blog…We’ve come to the end of the road and it’s been quite a journey! Hopefully you all are catching some much needed rest and relaxation. We hope the transition into USA proper is going smoothly and gently. Go easy on yourself and take the occasional nap!It looks like this:May you live what you’ve learned and learn to live! You all have impressed so many people, including Andy and… Read More

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So you want to scroll from the bottom up… We last left off with photos from Lake Titicaca to the end of the road. Last Group Photo at the airport in Cusco, love you all! Ah the glories of no-shave November!Coming Down! Flying high!The Nut…Cave adventures with Emma and Anna!The Condor from Huanapichu Andy Bemis!We made it!!! Beautiful, magical Machu Piccu! Great View looking at… Read More

Namaste Bros, We have just finished a four day yoga and meditation retreat in the Sacred Valley. We started every day bright and early with a nice relaxing meditation, followed by an hour and a half of broga (also known as “yoga” to all you normal people). After a dank breakfast of dank foods, including homemade yoghurt, quinua, and fresh fruit, we did our 45 minutes of daily seva (chores… Read More

Greetings family and friends,We’re now back in Cuzco until tomorrow morning, after 4 wonderful/interesting days at Lake Titicaca. The 24th, we left Cuzco by way of a private van, 13 smiling, healthy (note: healthy is a crucial word here) gringos and one native driver off to see the highest navigable lake in el mundo. As the hours in the van turned into extreme hunger, our driver, who led us to… Read More

FairPlay Spanish School in Cusco, Peru Payaya TIME! In the Jungle at Robin´s Farm!!! Jungle Walk around Camino Verde protected forest. Your friendly neighborhood white caiman. Salt Lick by ¨The Gator¨ Hiking out of the jungle was mighty hard work! Pina break! Riding around in Puerto Maldonado… Lake Sandoval Ma and Pa Kettle The ¨80 meter¨Black Caiman!! Lobos del Rio!!! Playing Dress up at llanchon, Lago Titicaca… Read More

Hello folks, We are currently in Puerto Maldonado awaiting our departure flight back to Cuzco in the morning. We have spent the last ten (mas o menos) days in the heart (mas o menos) of the Amazon. We were in a small community called Baltimore, off the Tambopata River, helping reforest with a righteous broski named Robin (who has a ton of land, knowledge, and rusties [ask your child if… Read More

Dearest parientes y amigos, This week we started volunteering with an awesome and inspiring organization called Aldea Yanapay. The organization was started by a man named Yuri and has been successfully surviving for at least half a decade. Its purpose is to act as a social project for the children without opportunities of Cuzco. It was created for the kids and as Yuri says, the kids are always and forever… Read More

As Carpe Diem is an ongoing program, it is very important to us to maintain the friendships we make along the way. While we may be done with our volunteer work at the end of our stay, every one of the volunteer groups we help labors on in their efforts to make this world a better place. For this reason we would like to revisit a couple of these wonderful… Read More

Hey friends and family! This weekend we got the awesome opportunity to visit the ancient Sacred Valley. The place is brimming with visual history in the form of ruins. We left in a private bus around 9 in the morning on Saturday. Our first Incan destination was Moray. Moray consists of circular terrace ruins with a mystery surrounding their purpose. Some suppose that it was used as a lab to… Read More

Hey Friends and Family, Unfortunately, we´ve been having trouble putting up pictures of our recent endeavors, which truly pains us because we´ve wanted to share our trek with you. As an alternative, we asked everyone to tell us their most beautiful moment on the trek to try and paint as clear of a picture for ya´ll as we can. After we got everyone´s responses, we figured out the blog. Enjoy!… Read More

Hello all! This past week we did a 4 day trek through Huascaran National Park in Peru. The highest altitute we reached was 15,500 feet. Although we had some cases of altitude sickness, we all had a great time. The pictures we took can describe how incredible it was better than we ever could with words. We spent the night in Huaraz and caught a bus to Lima in the… Read More