Recent Trip Posts
Wanderings
CHARLIE MEISSNER -Originally, the plan was to throw the plaster onto the walls with our hands, but unfortunately the plaster was always too thin, so we had to use brooms and brushes to ‘paint’ the plaster on, yet much of it somehow managed to cover US instead!
Reaching Across Some Divides
MACKENZIE BLACKWELL – Turns out being at 10,000 feet above sea level makes soccer a lot harder. The whole thing felt like something out of a movie.
Facing It
BROOKE BLACKWELL – We gathered around a small pen-like area while a duck was brought out, and Avishai explained to us that the ducks and all animals here live a happy, healthy, and comfortable life. . . .
First Impressions
ABBY VANHAITSMA – This experience cannot be compared to anything else I have ever seen or done, and it is not something you can envision or imagine without actually seeing it. There were a few points where I almost shed a tear because of how emotional this was.
A Step Into the Past – Ripples Into the Present
HENRY SMITH – I can only imagine the world the Spanish found in the 16th century. The ruins we saw today were magnificent, even after four centuries. Sacsaywaman in particular stood out for its megalithic architecture, but it was almost sad to see.
Travel Ahead: Why the Need is Greater Than Ever
We have received our itineraries, prepared for our service experience at Ninos del Sol orphanage, and broken in our hiking boots across Michigan park trails; but whatever we plan, Peru has its own agenda–if only we are open to hearing it.
Neon Signs
My day started off at the crack of dawn. 6:30 am. But as usual I waited by the phone for my daily wake up call from Snyder. Only one more to go and then that will be the last. I will not lie to you, readers; the most exciting part of my morning was the American...
Chairman Mao’s Birthday
Today, July 5th, we woke up very early, and ate our breakfast at the Express by Holiday Inn. July 5th not only marks the 3rd to last day here, but also the Chairman’s birthday! (Mr. Chiz, if you didn’t know, looks strikingly like Mao, so google it) After breakfast we...
Musings
I’m going to be straightforward with you all; I’m not the best person to be writing a blog entry, it is not my forte. The day started off waking up, as usual, heading down to breakfast, which I thought wasn’t as delectable as the other breakfasts we had in the other...
Trips to be added:
1999: Ireland | 2000: Scotland | 2001: Italy/Greece | 2002: Japan | 2003: Alaska, Canada | 2003: Hungary | 2004: Costa Rica | 2005: India and Ladakh | 2006: Scandinavia |
2007: Dominica | 2008: China | 2008: Iceland | 2009: Northern Ireland | 2009: Nepal | 2009: American Road Trip I | 2010: Peru | 2011: Cuba & Belize | 2012: Turkey |
2013: Guatemala | 2013: American Road Trip 2 | 2014: Hawaii | 2015: Costa Rica | 2016: Cuba | 2016: Italy | 2017: Peru | 2018: Tanzania | 2019: Bigfoot Hunt (Pacific NW) |
2020: Eastern Europe |