2017 Fall Gap
A Visit to Parliament
Molly Burnett, Participant
Yak of the Week
At nine on a Tuesday morning, the neatly paved streets and wide, sixteen-lane expressways of Myanmar’s capital city are completely devoid of commutters. No rush hour traffic, no school busses, no angry nine-to-fivers leaning on their......Read More
The Bird’s Speech
Soren Kloepfer, Participant
As we near the end of our journey along the Mekong through China, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia I think back on the people we have met and the experiences we have had. From NGOs to Buddhist monks to priests to village elders we have met amazing......Read More
Thanksgiving Across the Ocean
Emma, Participant
I study the menu, running my finger along the laminated sheet as I try to decipher the eclectic assortment of Burmese dishes. Today is Thanksgiving, and I’m determined to have a proper Thanksgiving feast. In the end, I have to substitute a......Read More
Back from the Amazon!
The instructors, Instructor
Hello friends and family! We are headed back to our Sacred Valley home of Urubamba which marks the end of our expedition phase. During this time students took the group on an amazing journey to the Amazon. We took an overnight bus to Puerto......Read More
Reflections
Emma, Participant
Yak of the Week
I try to have control over a great number of things in my life, often times fearing uncertainty or times of boredom. The past three months I have done less grasping for plans, and have found myself letting go to experience some incredibly raw,......Read More
Final Feelings
Haven Johnson, Participant
With the end of the trip just days around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about the trip as a whole. I’ve realized that this trip was a giant chapter in my story. In fact, deciding to do this trip was the best choice I have ever......Read More
Goodbye Nepal
Nils Skattum, Participant
Yak of the Week
When I boarded a flight from London I looked out the window to see grey skies. I was nervous, and kept flicking my hair to find that perfect look, for in my mind I was no longer on a plane. I was in Abu Dhabu airport, anxiously imagining meeting the......Read More
Above the Clouds
Nick, Participant
One of my personal dreams was fulfilled when I saw the Himalayas. I had pretty high expectations, and in all honestly they were blown out of the water. Every time I gazed up on the snow-capped peaks or the unbelievable dome of stars, I would be......Read More
New Beginnings
Laura Berry, Participant
Out of the mountains and back to the city. I’m feeling a bit melancholy this morning. Trekking through the Himalayas for the past two weeks was absolutely magical and now the adventure is just memories and photographs. The end of the trek also......Read More