-Swedish Proverb
Cambodia Enrichment Week
Sorry for the lack of news this past month. As one could probably gather, this is because I have been extremely busy with immersive experiences as well as a major lack of internet or computers. So as succinct but also as detailed as possible I shall divulge the adventures we had in Cambodia. On New…
IST, Hmong New Year, and Christmas
On Friday December 15th we all left Kun Sathan early in the morning and headed off to Chiang Mai for Independent Student Travel. Jen, Meg, and I stayed in this cute hostel near the old town called “Thai Thai Hostel”, which had free wifi, a shared computer to use, hot showers, and Netflix! We spent our…
Photos From Thailand So Far
Taken by the PLs (so thanks Peter, Patrick, and Julia for sharing) Royal grounds area and temples (Bangkok).
The First Month In Thailand
Wow how the time has flown! Our experiences here in a completely different core country have been eye opening and vastly different from our experiences in Guatemala. As we are reaching the middle point of the program things have been getting a bit harder for us all on TBB and we’ve each gone through a…
Enrichment Week
From Sunday November 5th to Saturday November 11th was our first Enrichment Week and the end of our time in Guatemala. We spent this enrichment week basically being tourists all over Guatemala. Day 1 (Sunday November 5th): Clare and I woke up to the light clicking on outside our room at 5am. I groaned in…
Tecpan Photos
Here are some pics from Tecpan. Some are mine, but most weren’t taken by me.
Tecpan Livin’
Although we left Tecpan early on Sunday morning (November 5th) I wrote down some things that made living in Tecpan so unique. What defines “Tecpan Livin” as I have termed it. I miss it already and will never forget my amazing host family and outstanding experience I had there. As of right now I am…
Iximche
Yesterday our host family took Clare and me to the old Cachecol Mayan city outside of Tecpan called Iximche. It was extremely interesting learning from our host family about the specifics of each structure within the site. It was cool to stand there and imagine what the place might have looked like in its prime.…
Independent Student Travel
On Friday October 20th Matty, Tess, Claire, Sebastian, Caroline, Julia (one of our PLs), and I left Tecpan at 4am to take the long drive and then boat ride Northwest to Livingston AKA the Carribean part of Guatemala. This was planned as our trip for IST or Independent Student Travel. Claire did an amazing job of…