Dear friends, travelers, dreamers, families, and fellow adventurers, ¡[email protected] a un verano inolvidable en América del Sur! I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying the spring season. Wherever you are, I imagine hints of summer are in the......Read More
Sabailaaii namaste! My name is Nick, and I’m very excited to introduce myself and begin this incredible journey that we will be embarking on together. I came from Maine, but I’ve been living in Asia for some years now and, like many......Read More
Hi everyone （大家好）, Greetings from Down Under! Don’t get me wrong. I won’t guide you to Australia (where I live now) but to my home country – China, what’s more fascinating, to my hometown – Kunming where I......Read More
Hello fellow travelers! My name is Kristen and I will be one of your instructors this summer. I am so excited for the summer that is ahead of us. Can you believe we are just two months away from meeting? As I reflect on the previous Dragon’s......Read More
“You don’t have to be a philosopher; you just have to want to know who you are” -Padmasambhava Tashi Delek and Kuzu Zangpo la to all! My name is Tsering and I am thrilled to be one of your instructors for Bhutan course this summer.......Read More
A heartfelt Namaste and Kuzu Zangpo from the sunny mountain climes of the Himalayan valleys. My name is Claire, I am originally from the UK although I have for many years called these Himalayan mountains my home, and I am currently writing to you......Read More
Greetings Fellow Adventurers! Welcome to the 2019 Cambodia Summer Yak Board! In just under two months from now, you will arrive in Siem Reap and begin a sojourn that will change your life in unforeseen ways. This journey will present challenges and......Read More
Greetings Fellow Adventurers! Welcome to the 2019 Madagascar Summer Yak Board! In just under two months from now, you will arrive in Madagascar and begin a sojourn that will change your life in unforeseen ways. This journey will present challenges......Read More
Greetings Fellow Adventurers! Welcome to the 2019 Morocco Summer Yak Board! In just under two months from now, you will arrive in Morocco and begin a sojourn that will change your life in unforeseen ways. This journey will present challenges and......Read More
Greetings Fellow Adventurers! Welcome to the 2019 Myanmar Summer Yak Board! In just under two months from now, you will arrive in Yangon and begin a sojourn that will change your life in unforeseen ways. This journey will present challenges and......Read More
Hello China Summer 2019 Students & Families! Welcome to the Yak Board! Going forward, this will be our main forum for sharing information about preparing for the summer, a place for instructors and students to introduce themselves, a place to......Read More
Dear Dragons summer students and parents, I’d like to start by expressing my inspiration and gratitude: I’m inspired by your courage to leap into the wild journey that awaits you just around the bend, and grateful to the unique set of......Read More
Namaste Dragons summer students and parents, I’d like to start by expressing my inspiration and gratitude: I’m inspired by your courage to leap into the wild journey that awaits you just around the bend, and grateful to the unique set of......Read More
Namaste Dragons summer students and parents, I’d like to start by expressing my inspiration and gratitude: I’m inspired by your courage to leap into the wild journey that awaits you just around the bend, and grateful to the unique set of......Read More
Namaste Dragons summer students and parents, I’d like to start by expressing my inspiration and gratitude: I’m inspired by your courage to leap into the wild journey that awaits you just around the bend, and grateful to the unique set of......Read More
Morocco: Crossroads of Mountains & Culture, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B, China: The Silk Road, Cambodia: Peace-Building & Conservation, Myanmar: Visions of Democracy, Bhutan: Happiness in the Himalayas, Nepal: Traditions of the Himalayas, North India: Roof of the World (4-week), Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (6-week), Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B, Bolivia: Spirit of the Andes, Peru: Sacred Mountains (4-week) - Group A, Peru: Sacred Mountains (4-week) - Group B, Madagascar: Island of Diversity, Senegal: In the Shade of the Baobab Tree
Dear Summer 2019 Travelers, It’s great to see your Yak Board come to life! This is a very exciting time of year for all of us, and while we understand that you’re likely anxious to meet your traveling companions, we have a request for you:......Read More
