China: The Yangtze River
Arrived LAX!
Jonas Crimm, Participant
We have arrived in LAX safe and sound!! Thanks all for a great program!...Read More
The Group is on Their Way Home!
Jody, Dragons Admin
All students are now through security in Xining and ready to board their flight home. Wishing everyone a smooth journey and happy reunions with family and friends! 一路平安...Read More
International Return Group Flight Information
Carin, Dragons Admin
Dear Families & Friends, It is hard to believe that almost four weeks have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We are sure you are anxiously......Read More
Transference Content
Zack Siddall, Instructor
Transference is a time for our students to reflect back on this past month and to take what they have learned here and bring it back to their lives back home. Until the morning of the 27th we’ll be in the remote village of Dogarmo then we’ll......Read More
Transference
Gabby Rachman, Participant
Tech Team Yak Transference Hello people reading this! Just a short update on what has been going on: We are currently doing a second homestay in Dogarmo, a small monastery village in Tibet. During these next few days, we will be......Read More
Sakor Village Homestay
Zack Siddall, Instructor
To me the part of any Dragons course that holds the greatest potential for personal growth and cross cultural learning is the homestay component. This part brings the rawest and most intense emotions in students. Many of those comforts the students......Read More
Putting our Tibetan language lessons to the test!
Instructor Team, Instructor
Rohan practicing the Tibetan alphabet with some local youth in our Sakor homestay....Read More
A group meeting on the mountain
Tingting Xu, Instructor
On the beautiful mountain range by the village, on a day of sunshine after rain, we held a group meeting. We discussed topics such as role changing for the final week, feedback from students to instructors, and listened to the story of a Tibetan......Read More
Sakor village homestay
Instructor Team, Instructor
Here are a couple photos from our first day in Sakor....Read More
Playing some games with local youth
Jody, Dragons Admin
The local kids have been so fun and welcoming. Here’s a video from today’s picnic plus a short drone shot of the surrounding area....Read More
Trek Through Tibet
Page and Rishi, Participant
14,000 feet up, gazing at the rolling hills and jagged rocks, a group of four set out to witness the hidden beauties of China. The day of exploration started in the small town of Langmusi seeing the unique Tibetan monastery. We walked through......Read More
Fun with local kids
Instructor teamx, Participant
Before leaving for our homestay in Tongren (Rebgong), students played football with local kids. Here are some photos from fun moments we shared with local kids. ...Read More
Dumpling Making in Langmudi Video
Tingting Xu, Instructor
During our stay in a guesthouse in Langmudi, everybody enjoyed the process of making dumplings, and eating the fruits of our own labor! Afterwards, we had the rare opportunity to eat rabbit heads, and this prompted an interesting discussion on......Read More
Some more photos from our day hike
Tech Team, Instructor
Hey family and friends! Please enjoy these photos from our hike....Read More
Tibetan Homestay outside of Rebgong
Instructor Team, Instructor
This afternoon we’ll head into our 1st of two homestays. We’ll be living with families in a small village just outside the city of Rebgong (Tibetan name or also called Tongren in Chinese). We’ll spend 3 nights here before returning to Rebgong......Read More