Hi everyone! 大家好! With just over a month left to go, we can’t wait to meet all of you and are counting down the days until we begin our summer together in Yunnan! Over the past few weeks, the three of us have each shared an introduction......Read More
Da Jia Hao , This is Ling from China, and I will be accompanying you for this summer together with Marcus and Qian Ping. I can’t wait to meet all of you! I was born and raised in Chengdu, a major city in the southwest of China. I’m an only......Read More
Kuzu Zangpo la dear students and parents! We hope you are all reading up about Bhutan, practicing your Dzongkha, and generally getting excited for our incredible journey together. To aid you in your course preparation, in this post, we wanted to......Read More
Hola Querid@s estudiantes and families, We hope this note finds you doing well as you prepare for a Summer of navigating your way through colorful markets, steeply inclined potato fields, and densely green jungle. This message is meant to supplement......Read More
¡Hola estudiantes! The time has come to start the packing process. The trip is getting closer and getting real ¡ Woohoo¡ You can refer to the Course Preparation Manual for guidance, but we have a few tips from our own experience that we thought......Read More
Hi everyone, As many of you probably have heard, we at Dragons do not feel that it is our position to offer advice on what you should or should not do to protect yourself from Malaria while traveling in Madagascar. We feel that everyone should......Read More
Dear students and families of Bhutan Summer 2019, As we start looking ahead to our incredible upcoming adventure, we wanted to offer a few pointers on how to stay healthy during our time travelling together. Travel can introduce health issues that......Read More
Dear Fellow Adventurers, In just a few short weeks, our journey together will start. For everything else in the time leading up to it – we have the yak board! Please post an introduction to yourself so that we can start to all get to know each......Read More
At times when planning for a grand journey, ‘preparation’ may simply mean becoming more comfortable with the unknown. For packing, the necessities are an open mind, a positive and humble attitude, and a healthy body. In terms of physical items,......Read More
Hi all! My name is Nicté, and I am an indigenous Maya K’iche’ woman. I was born in Totonicapán, a department in western Guatemala, and when I was 10 years old my family and I moved to Pachaj, where the Chico Méndes Reforestation......Read More
¡Hola futuros dragones! (find English version of this below) Llegó el momento para presentar al equipo que estará con ustedes durante el verano! No había podido contactarme con ustedes por aquí porque andaba en zonas remotas del Caribe Sur de......Read More
Hi everyone, I’m Qianping, and will be one of your instructors for the course this summer, along with Marcus and Zhaoling. As I am currently in New York and waiting very patiently for spring to actually come, it is with great anticipation that......Read More
Queridxs estudiantes, I am writing to you today from my parents’ beautiful old farmhouse in Western Germany, sitting at the fireplace and contemplating the last couple of months. Although I have lived most of the last decade away from home, I......Read More
Saludos tod@s! Preparing to write this letter my mind has been drawn back time and time again to a morning in Guatemala ten years ago. While on a road trip with some friends I was focusing hard on my driving, fighting to stay awake as my friends and......Read More
Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (6-week), Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B
Dear Students & Families, As you prepare for the upcoming departure, don’t forget about your pre-course webinar recording! While many of you joined us for the live discussion and Q&A, we also recorded the conversation and presentation so......Read More
Dear Students & Families, As you prepare for the upcoming departure, don’t forget about your pre-course webinar recording! While many of you joined us for the live discussion and Q&A, we also recorded the conversation and presentation so......Read More
