Hola!! We said goodbye just now to the students and Mr. Caraballo and Ms. Shea. We hope that each of you young ladies continue travelling and getting to know new cultures and languages and share your experiences with those around you! Thanks to......Read More
Michael Berry’s YAK The last 3 days in India have been absolutely incredible. My dream… all my life, has been to play cricket in the cricketing nation of the world. We innovatively manufactured a cricket bat and bought a tennis ball in order to......Read More
¡Hola! This is Austin writing. Today we learned about coffee and how it is made. We talked with someone who grew coffee beans and walked through the process, as well as sampling some mugs. We got to understand how coffee is a part of the culture......Read More
Amazing day 4 in Incredible India! SCHers are definitely top notch troopers. Today we did a 9 mile hike to Bajnath Temple. It was surprising because, as India goes, the terrain was tougher than described, a good 7 miles of downhill/uphill off road......Read More
From our time in Santiago (March 19th): Hello everyone! I, Kyara, wanted to tell you a bit about our experience at our home stays and with our host moms. Yesterday night each pair arrived at their home stays. My host mom’s name is Lourdes and......Read More
What a great first day it was (although the 3:30 wake up call was a little tricky)!! We participated in some orientation activities when we arrived at the hostel in Antigua, and then we hit the town. After walking around and checking out a......Read More
We have received word that the Haverford group has arrived in Guatemala and is on their way to Antigua. Stay tuned for more soon!...Read More
For the last few days we attended classes at the local culture center of Santiago where we learned about the instruments that compose a typical merengue band: la güira, el acordeón, y la tambora. The first day we listened to a group of teenage......Read More
Dance Class with Marisol This week, each day we have had an hour and a half dance class in the afternoons. we are learning merengue and bachata — two styles that are a huge part of the Dominican culture. Monday and Tuesday, we learned the basics......Read More
My father grew up on the island of Puerto Rico until he was a teenager, when he then moved to New York. He has told me stories about his misadventures in his hometown of Naranjito, a small mountain town. Some of those include drowning a duck,......Read More
Ben Seklir 沈杰明 My homestay family in 临石（Linshi）, Chengdu had a profound impact on myself because by embracing me with open arms, they have allowed me to become more comfortable in China and in my Chinese speaking ability. ......Read More
Happy Holi everyone! Today (the 21st of March) was India’s annual Holi celebration. Our group got the amazing opportunity to participate in this holiday and meet some really amazing people at the same time! We woke up bright and early to views of......Read More
