We had a fire boat day on Sunday which consisted of seeing Komodo dragons, snorkeling, and sun bathing atop our awesome wooden two story boat. The dragons were cool and a bit daunting, and I did in fact get a necklace with a komodo tooth on it. ......Read More
Coming from a small island in the middle of the Caribbean, a day on a boat in the sun snorkelling may not sound as special to me. There were a few things that made this experience unique to me: the landscape, the heat, the people, the giant dragons......Read More
This I believe: thrusting myself into the darkness and trusting my feet to find solid ground. The narrow view of home behind, the unknown ahead, and me — questioning, grasping for answers that I cannot reach, about the world, about myself. At the......Read More
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
Here we were, sitting on some rocks in the small cave near Vang Vieng, and a thought occurred to me – how did I get here? How did I go from my nice cushy life in Suburban America to being in a small pool of water in rural Central Laos? Let’s......Read More
Crossing the border into Laos was an introduction to Lao culture, a look into the complications of development, and a reminder of China’s stronghold on managing this region. We walked across the Chines/Lao border, passing long lines of semi-trucks......Read More
Night fell swiftly over the shores of the Mekong. The group had recently landed on a secluded area in Pakbang, Laos, and after a long day of lounging on the boat — reading, sipping hot chocolate, or (in Mikey’s case) hammocking — along......Read More
It began with a pus-pus ride, as many trips in Madagascar do. No, it started earlier when Micah gave us a group dinner stipend for our last night in Antsirabe before Morondava. Or maybe it was the wish for something familiar, a small piece of home,......Read More
Written on: July 25, 2019 It is currently 12:45 am. I am sitting on the bus, and we just began our journey to the place we are staying for the night in Beijing. None of us know where we are going. This morning, more like yesterday morning, we said......Read More
The team have been remote but were able to send me a flurry of photos from their time in Kiriom. They are currently doing a community stay and have been busy hiking/exploring the nature around. It’s wet season over here and so the waterfalls......Read More
Last night, our final night in homestays on the island of Koh Ksach Tonlea, all the students and their families gathered together for a community dinner to share words of gratitude, warm goodbyes, and even a dance party. Today, we packed our bags......Read More
Hello, Lucy and Bella here. We thought it would be valuable to share our wonderful experiences in the bustling city of Phnom Penh. Or more specifically, the Starwood Inn bathrooms. As we lay on the wonderfully refreshingly cold bathroom floor we......Read More
Parents, friends, and other yak readers. This morning we left our second homestay in Ait Bougamez, said our farewell’s to good friends and new (host)families, and headed southwest along the High Atlas range. We’ve currently landed south......Read More
(To Li Li) Dear Outside World, We the Dragons, on the last night at Bagan, came to write to you about our exciting adventure. This one-week experience is understood by many of us as unparalleled. Magnificent pagodas as the epitome of the 11th......Read More
During orientation in Moulay Idriss, our group talked about what it meant to be a tourist versus a traveler. A tourist, to us, is someone who stays in western hotels, doesn’t try to speak the native language, wears disrespectful clothing, and......Read More
