Saludos Dragons students! Welcome to the great adventurous pre-adventure mission of packing! As seasoned veterans of South American travel (and really, travel in general), we’ve all been in your shoes. This is a supplement to the extensive......Read More
Dear Dragons, Welcome to our course. Over the past few weeks we have been evaluating past courses, our own experience and expertise, and, most importantly, your passions and interests to design an itinerary for our upcoming semester together. We......Read More
Hello my dear Dragons friends!!! I am Ana Salazar and I live in the city of El Alto in Bolivia. First of all, I would like to say that I am so happy and excited to be part of the Dragons instructor team for this fall course! For me, Dragons is an......Read More
Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for your question. Homestays are an integral part of the Andes & Amazon program. We’re still in communication with our multiple homestay coordinators/families in Bolivia and Peru concerning this fall. As soon as we......Read More
Hello A&A Group B Dragons students, My name is Zack Siddall and it is my distinct pleasure to be one of your 3 instructors in Bolivia and Peru this fall. I, along with my amazing co-instructors are working hard to fine tune our itinerary to......Read More
Dear Andes & Amazon Students and Parents: We would like to call your attention to the rabies pre-exposure inoculation. Please reference page 37 of the Andes & Amazon Course Preparation Manual for the following response: Q: Should we get......Read More
Dear Student, Hello upcoming Amazon travelers! As you are all likely beginning to visit travel doctors and make a plan for vaccinations and medication, we wanted to take this opportunity to provide some additional information, especially with......Read More
Dear friends, seekers, and adventurers, It is with great excitement that I welcome you to the Fall 2017 Andes & Amazon semester with Dragons! In five weeks, you will embark on a journey that will challenge and change you in marvelous,......Read More
Dear Fall 2017 Travelers, It’s great to see your Yak Board come to life! This is a very exciting time of year for all of us, and while we understand that you’re likely anxious to meet your traveling companions, we have a request for you: please......Read More
Dear Fall 2017 students, Welcome to the Dragons community and your course’s Yak Board! You can think of your course’s Yak Board as a online group journal and virtual bulletin board. Pre-course, your instructors will use the board to......Read More