The mountains and landscapes of the Andes is a visceral lesson on how the descendants of the Inca- and Pre-Inca cultures viewed the natural world around us.  The Andean worldview, or cosmovision, is one that is defined by 3 basic principles. 1.......Read More

We were greeted in Paru Paru with flowers, song, and warm smiles. The open hearts of this community as magical and profound as the land that holds the wisdom and life there. My homestay sisters welcomed me in like a long lost friend. The language......Read More

Allin Punchay from Pura Pura.  As the bus slowly wound its way back down from “our” village of Pura Pura perched amidst 13,500 foot peaks, each of us sat quietly exhausted, but deep in thought processing our homestay experiences, all......Read More

Here are some images from our first days.  You can catch a glimpse of our language class, the festival we attended, our time at the school and in a local artist’s art studio!...Read More

Dear Friends and Family of our Peru Adult Program, Our first few days in Peru have been spent in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the town of Urubamba.  Here we stayed at a beautiful family run eco-lodge with a big garden and introduced everyone......Read More

Everyone has arrived!  Our group is doing well and settling into the Sacred Valley....Read More

Leaving today to spend two nights in Lima! See you guys soon!...Read More

Dear Marion, Matthew, Ulla, Carly, David, and Halsey, I feel so happy and honored with the chance to join you as an instructor on your Dragons Journey, together with Japhy and Siwar, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. I read all of your yak posts......Read More

I am Ulla Larsen, and I live in Brookline near Boston, MA.  I have never been to Latin America. I am very much looking forward to a trip to Peru, to travel around the Sacred Valley, to go to Machu Picchu, etc. I was born in Denmark, and came to the......Read More

Hello Peru Participants, We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Peru in just over a week. We’re sure you’re busy wrapping up your work, preparing for the program, and packing! We would like to share a few points based on common questions......Read More

Hi everyone, We’re a little less than a fortnight away from converging together in Peru, or Tawantinsuyu, the land of the four suyus. This yak is to share our tentative itinerary with you.   The “Tentative” label is a cornerstone of our......Read More

Hello fellow travelers. My name is Carly. Originally from Iowa, I have lived in Colorado for 7 years and currently call Boulder home. This is my first international trip and my draw to this program and to Peru has been guided solely by intuition. I......Read More

Dear fellow Peruvian-bound WTBD travelers, My name is Marion Taylor, a gap year counselor, based in Boulder, Colorado. I am a “native” of Colorado and a big fan of all WTBD programs. In fact, I refer many gap year students to their......Read More