I’ve gotten used to answering a lot of mildly personal questions in China. Sometimes, they’re pretty easy—where am I from? have I ever had this food before? what have I enjoyed about China so far? Sometimes, they’re a little less intuitive......Read More
Dear Friends and Family, I’ve received word from the group that all is well on the Choquequirao trek! There has been limited service but I received these photos over the last few days. This trek has taken them past stunning snow capped peaks,......Read More
Reflecting on this journey so far, flipping through my notebook, last night I came across some old notes that I had jotted down during our stay at Namo Buddha. As we near the end of this course, I am yet again reminded of the million questions each......Read More
Hola familias! After four incredible days of trekking in the Cordillera Blanca — in landscapes that were truly unbelievable on the Santa Cruz trail — we are back in the city of Huaraz, everyone healthy and happy. We all really felt that trekking......Read More
The group has had an amazing time in Sampela and after reflecting on such a wonderful cultural and personal experience, we are getting ready to say goodbye to a place so unlike our American home. A place where we learned to spearfish, spent a lot of......Read More
We are officially all back together in Cusco, safe and happy and tired and overwhelmed by the beauty of the last 3 days on trek. Here’s a few snaps from the Lares trek (hot spring soak, not captured)....Read More
In the foothills of the Himalayas, we sit. On our right is the 6th tallest mountain in the world, and on our left, are fields of millet. Yesterday, we spent an hour sickling the millet in order to contribute to the harvest of a village family. The......Read More
“…So everything that you do is like this. It is just a small, brief happening. So [to] surrender is to break this cycle of little happenings and to fall back into the vastness, into the boundlessness of what life is. It is not something......Read More
Being the family member of a dragon, a friend of one, or someone who mistook Yak Board for a boardgame to get your kid off the iPad, you may be wondering if between all of these treks and travels we’re getting enough food in our systems. The......Read More
My time in Patan showed me all consumerism has to offer. Walking down any street I saw at least 2 snack shops and art stores selling sculpted metal, stone or paintings. The first few days were a wild ride of exploring shops and practicing my......Read More
This past Wednesday night, one of our last here in the chaotic yet captivating city of Patan, we boarded a local bus to see the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. The Pashupati Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and is the largest temple in Nepal.......Read More
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you all know what we’ve been upto since the last time we posted. The last two days of X phase we did a lot of activities surrounding watching wildlife. We went for a canoe ride along the Dhungre river and saw......Read More
A few weeks ago when thinking forward to X-Phase we asked the group: what does being on an ‘expedition’ mean to you? Students shared a range of responses: “Working towards a shared goal.” “Trying new challenges without certainty of the......Read More
