Hi everyone! Time has flown by, and we have already made it back to Miami! We’re about to pass through immigration, and then students will be on their way to connecting flights, and you, their loved ones! Thank you all for following along with......Read More
I just said goodbye to the group, as always goodbyes are not easy but I am left with the feeling of happiness to have shared this month with this wonderful group of people. Colleen, Ben and the 11 students will arrive in Lima in a couple of hours......Read More
Saludos desde Ollantaytambo We are on the last days of our course, we call transference at this couple of days were we are preparing ourselves to go home, we are reflecting on our journey together and off course we are enjoying our last moments as a......Read More
Hola! We just finished up an amazing trek to Machu Picchu! Although we had a couple days of rain, it did not make the trek less enjoyable or the views less incredible. Waking up to the sound on raindrops on a tent is beautiful and frustrating at the......Read More
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
They did it! Students are in charge, and we’ve begun our three day trek in the Sacred Valley. We will be stopping along the way at hot springs, in small towns, and finally Machu Picchu! We’re so proud of how they came together to plan......Read More
Hey guys its Isabelle writing from Ollantaytambo, a beautiful city a couple hours from our next stop, Machu Pichu. Here we are getting ready for our 3 day hike to the Incan ruins, but also enjoying what this city has to offer. This small city used......Read More
Beginning this trip I recently quit my high schools soccer team and, similarly stepped back from my private club team however being here in Peru I have found my love for the sport rekindled, I could say that it began in ocongate when all fourteen of......Read More
What a week we had in the Amazon! It was so nice to be in warmer weather; quite a change from the andes! We played lots of soccer, learned about local plants and birds, and explored the surrounding jungle. We stayed at Villa Carmen, a biologicl......Read More
Hola!! 🙂 We are currently finishing up our time in the Amazon. For the past three nights, we stayed at a beautiful ecological research center called Villa Carmen. Tomorrow we are heading back to higher elevation before beginning our trek to......Read More
It was the second to last night of our trek. The students were making some instant pudding on the soccer field in Chillca, our campsite for the night. I sat down with Miguel Inti and Francisco Condori to picchiar coca, a familiar evening moment of......Read More
In this beautiful world of contrasts, we have descended from these majestic high mountain passes of the Andes into the vibrant Amazon rainforest! We have just settled down comfortably in a beautiful biological research station called Villa Carmen,......Read More
Hello All! We have just returned from out first major trek on the mountain Ausangate. Hiking around Ausangate and the surrounding mountains has been a truly unforgetable experience as we treked to altitudes higher than I ever dreamed of going and......Read More
Hi everyone! We just finished our 5 days of trekking near Apu Ausangate.What a time it was! It was incredible to witness and experience the spiritual significance that the Apu´s have in Quechuan culture. The trip began with lots of anxiety......Read More
