On our first adventure outside of Guatemala City, we took a three hour bus ride that was split in half. Our first stop where we ate lunch was the Mayan ruins of Iximche. This was an interesting place to see because prior to this we have been learning about the Mayan people. During the week....
Photo Gallery – Guatemala/Mexico 2014-2
Primera semana en Guatemala!
隆Hola nuestros amigos! So here we are after our first several days in Guatemala sitting in t-shirts聽in the middle of winter, enjoying the gorgeous view from our school, CASAS. 聽It has been nice to start settling into a routine here as we get up each morning around 7 and begin Spanish class here at 8:30.....
Joining the biblical story
On our first morning in Giza, only a few hours after our 30 hours of travel to Egypt ended, our bus shoved its way through the dusty streets. Everyone with a window seat stifled gasps, fearing first that we would ram into 聽truck full of oranges, then that we would kill the family of goats....
Photo Gallery-Guatemala/Mexico 2014-1
The Longest Week
Three airports, two complementary beverages, and a quick sprint to catch a connecting flight later, we were in Arizona ready to take on the semester. Our first stop was the Florence Detention Center where our host showed off what could be described as the poster-child governmental institution for detention. He made sure to show us....
Huangshan and Nanjing: A Medley of Experiences
After bidding our Anqing host families farewell, we hopped a bus to the foot of Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain. The following morning, we rode out to the mountain, where we experienced a wealth of people queuing up to take the cable car up the mountain. For me, at least, this was a time where the....
Photo Gallery – Spain-Morocco Independent Travel
New Friends in Anqing
We have been in the city of Anqing for only 11 days and it already feels like home to me. Anqing is a “small” city of 700,000 people and even though I come from a town in Ohio with only 1,670 people, I still feel comfortable here. The fact that my host sister’s middle....
Lijiang Free Travel
November 2-9, 2013 This week we were in Lijiang, which is located in the Yunnan Province聽of southwestern China. Much of our group chose to go their separate ways for this week of independent travel. Two groups tackled the hike of Tiger Leaping Gorge while another group decided to stay behind in Lijiang to explore the....