Dear Group B friends and families, The group’s Boliviana de Aviación flight from Santa Cruz to Bolivia was ultimately delayed by an hour and a half. They departed this morning at 9:31 local time and are currently en route to Miami,......Read More
Dear Friends and Family, Group B has made their connecting flight in Santa Cruz to Miami. They have boarded their flight and are awaiting departure. The flight is on time and they are scheduled to leave on time. Safe journeys home! *Lucas not......Read More
The students just passed through security in the Lima airport, headed on to their connecting flight in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and then on to Miami!! Safe travels!...Read More
Good evening, On our last night before the students make their way home, we wanted to share a few thoughts with all of you who helped make this course possible. First, we are grateful for the support you have provided these students in arriving to......Read More
Hello friends and family! We have had a full last few days in the Amazon. Saturday morning we went on an artisanal fishing trip, looking out mostly for piranas and sardines. We went out in canoes and used long sticks to catch little fish, and then......Read More
Hi everyone! Greetings from the Amazon. Last night we arrived to our second homestay near Pucallpa. We have had a blast learning about traditional dances in two Shabivo communities! We had the privilege to attend the first traditional dance......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
Hi from lima! We spent our morning walking around the Chorrillos zone with Alto Peru– an organization that provides surfing and muay thai lessons to kids in the neighborhood to help keep them off the streets. We got a tour of the neighborhood,......Read More
Hi everyone, We are happy to let you all know that we are diving into our time in Lima, Peru. Today we took public transport from our hostel to the center of the city to visit museums and eat ceviche. We are currently en route to the beach to watch......Read More
Dear Friends and Family, After another long day of travel the second flight has arrived in Lima. The group is now back together again! They will be resting and catching up with each other today and we will update you soon on their onward travel......Read More
At about 130 am on Wednesday morning we were awoken by Sandy and Jac with great news; we were Peru-bound! Everyone packed up their rooms and we headed downstairs to drive to the airport. At this point Leo, Owen and I were greeted with a fun......Read More
Dear friends and families, We wanted to confirm that instructors Ben and Jacquelyn arrived to Lima safely early this morning with ten students (Jackson, Piper, Lia, Lucas, Reeve, Madeline, Isabelle W, Gabrielle, Evan, and Annika). They are......Read More
Dear Friends and Family, The group is well and enjoying their time in Tocaña, Bolivia. This is a rural agricultural community and students are learning how to plant and harvest coca, an incredibly significant harvest for Bolivians. They have had......Read More
Buen día everyone! I know I haven’t posted a Yak in a while, so now I am writing one on what have I been doing this last week. Wow, this last week has been filled with so many new experiences. It all started last Friday when I helped my family in......Read More
