We are in Miami!!
Instructors, Participant
Hello! We have made it safe and sound to Miami. Soon the students will be on connecting flights or meeting parents in the airport (Kiara and Harrison). Safe travels!! Randall, Mónica y Raquel...Read More
Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) – Group A
We are on our way home!!
Instructor team, Instructor
Hello friends ans family!! The group is at the boarding gate and ready to go to Miami!! We will miss them dearly. Hasta pronto! Randall, Mónica y Raquel...Read More
Mama, i’m coming home
Azra, Participant
Times have changed, and times are strange, but I must go and board my plane. I’m sad to say that this trip has reached it’s final destination. Tommarrow i will board my plane and say goodbye to this beautiful country. 4 weeks of......Read More
Thank you from Guate!
Raquel, Instructor
Yak of the Week
Our time in Guatemala comes to an end and the comforts of home feel closer than ever. During our time in the Sierras in California for Instructor orientation we did a small simulation for what it may feel like for students coming on a Dragons......Read More
With the hands on the ground.
Monica, Participant
There are scientific studies that explain that being in nature we can improve our health, and stress management, apart from reading it somewhere I also feel it in my body. This time the feeling of wellnes was increased by seeing how the whole group......Read More
Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B
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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
Time in Lanquín and some photos for our friends...
Raquel, Participant
Thank you friends and family for your patience back home! We have been having a good time getting to know the Lanquín area with time spent in Tuktuquilal, a permaculture site where we have been learning about cacao and other native plants and......Read More
The Sounds and Sights of Guatemala
Rachael Azrialy, Participant
A rooster rises at 4 in the morning making the painfully loud sound of cock-a-doodle-doo, and waking up the whole entire block. This sound then causes barking from multiple dogs. This cycle of noises repeats every hour until finally it is time to......Read More
Highway to adventure
Azra, Participant
Blistered feet, crumbled backs, dog bights, ekoli, sunburns all around. Every second was worth it. My fellow dragons and I started our adventure out on what I would say a fairly easy treck on the morning of July 12. But that was just the beginning.......Read More
connecting to new cultures
mallory johnson, Participant
Our focus of inquiry, or theme, for our trip is building bridges and making connections. By definition, the purpose of a bridge is to connect two things. By providing this space to learn, dragons has built their half of the bridge and invited us to......Read More
The TREK
Harrison Koffman, Participant
Hola Yak readers, Imagine waking up in your bed at 6am to a very large marching band right outside, now you are in my life so welcome to Nebaj a rather large town in Guatemala. Instead of going in depth on what I am doing in Nebaj, I would like to......Read More
Update from the trek!
The Instructors, Instructor
Hello Friends and Family! We are on a trek in the Cuchumatanes Mountains until Monday at noon. We will be able to post yaks, talk to family, and give a full update when we are back. The group is in good spirits and we are enjoying our trek so far!...Read More
Filling the Gaps Between Me and My Peers
William Suan, Participant
Yak of the Week
To my many Yak followers, Thus far, my experience in Guatemala has been one filled with amazing highlights featuring new friends, a loving host family, and dedicated instructors. On June 28, our group hit the ground running with a delicious dinner......Read More
Building bridges, not walls
Azra, Participant
Society has made a habit of building walls. Every organism has built a wall, even if they dont realize it. Rather if its personal walls youve built up to seperate yourself from something out of your confort zone, or to separate yourself from a......Read More