Hi, my name is Barrett Ihde. I am 17, live in Oregon, and I am graduating high school a semester early to adventure in the Andes and Amazon with you guys. I play soccer, basketball, and run track. I live in a very active part of Oregon and love......Read More

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

Hola Dragoncit@s, 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.......Read More

Queridos amigxs, Can you believe it’s almost time to begin packing for our adventure? We understand this phase can be stressful for you and your family. Breathe and think of only bringing what you absolutely need. Some of the following are just......Read More

In just a few short weeks, we will all be meeting in Bolivia and beginning an incredible experience together. While you are packing and preparing for the journey, we want to address a few important points regarding the use of technology and personal......Read More

Bienvenidos Dragones! I’m Paola, one of your instructors, and I send you a big, big hug from Sucre, the city where the liberty of Sudamerica was born. I grew up in this city but I was born in Potosí, one of the highest cities in the world. I......Read More

Hola! I hope everyone is doing well and super psyched for the adventure waiting for you just around the corner! My name is Dave and I’ll be one of your instructors this spring on your Andes and Amazon semester program along with Zack and Paola.......Read More

你好estudiantes! Greetings from Kashgar (喀什, قەشقەر), Xinjiang, China. Located in the western most part of China, Kashgar is actually geographically closer to the capital of Syria, Damascus than it is to Beijing. Kashgar and the Xinjiang......Read More