Runa Simi, or you may know it as Quechua, is spoken by around 10 million people throughout South America. Like many indigenous languages it is under risk of fading away. One inspirational young Peruvian woman named Renata Flores is working with her......Read More

I totally attached a picture to the first post, but I guess it didn’t work? Lol JK I’m just unorganized and forgot…...Read More

Hi everyone! My name is Mary Renwick, but I go by Mary Ren. I can’t believe our grand adventure is only a week away! I have been looking forward to this trip since the beginning of my gap year. I am extremely excited to improve my Spanish skills,......Read More

What’s up everybody, I’m Asa and I’m from San Francisco. I’m in the middle of a gap year and have spent the first half it working for the National Parks Service and then at a sports store. I love playing sports, being......Read More

Hello everyone – My name is Becca Bleier! I graduated a semester early from High School with the goal of traveling before heading to college, which is how I found Dragons. I have a strong interest in animals and Game of Thrones, as well as......Read More

Hola compañeros! Me llamo Annabelle and I am so excited to meet all of you lovely people! A little about me… I love the closeness that comes with passing time as a small group. I am an only child (one of the good ones I hope), so I am constantly......Read More

I’m Izzy! I spent this past fall and winter of my gap year volunteering, working locally as a nanny, and taking care of my younger siblings. One thing I can tell you about myself is that I am not typically an adventurous person. So I’m going to......Read More

Dear Dragons, Welcome to your 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

“Happy New Year”, someone said to me yesterday, a bit strange since 2018 started more than two weeks ago. But I guess it is finally the “New Year”, life is starting to settle down again after the holidays. Having said goodbyes to my......Read More

Greetings Students, Technology can be amazing. It has the ability to connect people in the most remote parts of the world, to spread ideas and to inspire us. However, we’re sure you’ve seen the ugly side of technology as well. Tools like......Read More

Hola queridos estudiantes, I will admit one thing up front (Raquel here speaking for a sec), PACKING is something I dread. Every time I have to pack for an adventure I find myself on the phone with my mom asking for her advice and really wishing she......Read More

Queridos Dragones, We hope you are doing great and getting excited for our journey in South America! After our (the nstructors’) personal introduction Yaks now it’s your turn! We want to start getting to know you better and we also have a......Read More

¡Hola a tod@s! I was contemplating what to say to you all in this letter of intro as I was making my way back to the U.S. to visit my parents in Indianapolis. I was welcomed by a few inches of snow, a warm fire in the fireplace, and friends and......Read More

Hey dear Dragons! I am very happy to meet you soon and experience with you a beautiful adventure together to enjoy the process of learning. I am Sandy, I was born in one of the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, in the village named Caranavi, in the......Read More