Photos from the Field II
Mekong I-Team, Instructor
Some highlights so far from our Baan Tamui Community Stay in Thailand; swimming and playing in and by the Mekong!...Read More
homestay
Group update
Jessica, Dragons Admin
Hi everyone! A few of you have been in touch with me wanting a little update about the group. By all reports, everyone is well. The students have taken charge of scheduling their time in Langa (around community availability/needs of course), but for......Read More
FEATURING MICHELLE: LOOKING UP
Michelle, Participant
Looking Up By: Michelle Centuries ago, lost travelers looked up to the night sky for guidance from the stars. Now, many still like to believe that a shooting star can make a wish come true. It is easy to walk the paths of our lives looking straight......Read More
Culture
Eeshani, Participant
Yak of the Week
This morning I woke up at 5:20 am to walk down to the village center with the rest of our Dragons group. Upon arriving, we sat just outside of a village home, waiting and watching for something to happen. At 7:00 am, we saw as the villagers brought......Read More
FEATURING LAUREN: On Understanding
Lauren, Participant
Yak of the Week
On Understanding: A Reflection on the Azrou Homestay By: Lauren I’m not sure what I expected my homestay to be like, but nothing could have prepared me for the first question out of my homestay sister’s mouth: “Have you heard of BTS?”.......Read More
Thursday, October 24, Langa
Chris, Participant
Yak of the Week
Last night, we arrived at the town of Langa, nestled deep in the forested hills of the beautiful island of Flores. In honor of our arrival here, and in anticipation of all the new experiences our second homestay is bound to bring, I want to reflect......Read More
Homestay Welcome Photos
Jessica Armstrong, Dragons Admin
Hi everyone, Just wanted to share some photos of the welcome the group received when they got to the village. By all reports, everyone is doing well and are enjoying not having to move ever 2-3 days 🙂 Warmly, Jessica. ...Read More
Bamboo Village Homestay I
I-Team, Instructor
Some highlights in images from our first taste of a Lao Home Stay…...Read More
SILVER LINING
Eliza, Participant
Yak of the Week
Hello all! If you have been keeping up with the Yak board, I’m sure some of you will recognize my name and remember my aforementioned foot injury. An awkward landing on my right foot after coming down some stairs led me to the Azrou clinic, where......Read More
My Azrou Family
Bautista, Participant
I never expected to have family in Morocco until I met Fatima, Hicham, and Samira. Fatima, my host mother is an incredibly selfless and cheery woman who loves laughing and making others feel warm inside. I began to forget what hunger felt like......Read More
Various snippets of Jogja
Harrison Rice, Participant
A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to immerse myself in some of the animal culture of Jogja; I went to the animal market and the Jogja zoo. The zoo was the less emotionally draining of the two. The coolest part was after watching an animal......Read More
The Homestay Experience and Beyond
Kristen, Instructor
Yak of the Week
27 September 2019 I still recall the first time I stayed in the home of someone I didn’t know, in a country I was unfamiliar with, communicating in a language that I didn’t understand. Growing up, I was taught to not trust others for fear that......Read More
First Impressions
Baby Dragons, Participant
Homestay in Jogya Today we began our homestay, and we thought it would be a fun activity to share with you our first impressions and first experiences with our families: Harrison: I started my homestay with a horse driven carriage through the the......Read More
My Walk Home
Shane, Participant
Feeling confident enough in my ability to get home by myself, I told my instructors that there was no need for my homestay family to come get me – something that was only going to happen on our first full day in our home stays. As I began......Read More
Farm Work with Homestay Moyher
Instructor Team, Participant
Ni Hao families and friends of our awesome Mekong group, We are currently in Bucun, a lovely rural village by the Mekong River (or as they call it here, the Lancang River) on the Tibetan Plateau. We just wanted to share some photos of our afternoon......Read More
The Privilege of Worldview
Hope Lane, Participant
The first day of my Ambatomanga homestay was hard. Not because of the feral dogs and chickens roaming around our yard but because of a realization so simple and yet so jarring in its conception. The realization that many Malagasy people never have......Read More