The Andes & Amazon group A students landed in Santa Cruz at 6:02 am local time. They are now awaiting their connecting flight to Cochabamba, where the instructors will greet them when they arrive. We will share a photo once the whole group......Read More
Andes & Amazon Group A is at their departure gate in Miami and ready to board their first flight! Friends & family members, please look out for a yak post from the instructor team once the students arrive safely in Cochabamba, which will be......Read More
Hola queridos, Your instructor team here in Samaipata, Bolivia. We have spent the last week together getting the final pieces together for our adventure and are so ready to get started. Can you tell how excited we are? We’ll be waiting for......Read More
Dear Dragons Students & Parents, Your journey is right around the corner and we can’t wait to meet you! Below is a reminder about your day-of travel details. Should you need to reach our staff during students’ travel days (both during AND......Read More
Hey everyone ! I’m getting so excited, reading everyone’s posts … :+) My name is Allyson. I was born & raised in California, 30 minutes east of San Francisco. I graduated from high school last year, & wanted to take a gap year to learn......Read More
Hi all, What strikes me immediately upon reflecting on the first chapter of The Hold Life Has is the incredible connection to place the community in which Allen is living has. In my culture and other cultures I have experienced, people have a very......Read More
These perspectives of the world center on the idea of everything and everyone being animated; being alive. They grant power to things and places we may not quantify so concretely as important. I may love the changing colors of Vermont’s fall, but......Read More
Hello dear students, This yak is meant to answer Morgan’s questions and we think they are really good clarifications for all of you. So here we go: – Should we be able to pack our daypack and everything in it inside of our main pack? Or will......Read More
Hi everyone! My name is Abby. I’m from Berlin, Vermont, a very small town. I’ve lived here my entire life and am so grateful to have grown up in such a beautiful place. It has taught me to respect and feel at home in the trees and the......Read More
Hi everyone, Seeing the recent introductions go up on the yak board is getting me super stoked to meet you all in person! I have a couple gear/logistical questions, mainly directed toward our instructors: – Should we be able to pack our......Read More
Hi Guys! My name is Teagan and I am from California. I was born in South Africa and later moved to the states with my family. I have always felt connected to my roots in South Africa and growing up there has definitely impacted my view on a lot of......Read More
Hi guys! My name is Sam Hollister and I live just outside Boston, Massachusetts, in Newton, right next to Boston College. I graduated from high school this past May, and I am currently in the middle of a gap year which took me to New Zealand in the......Read More
