Hi Dear Estudiantes. Here is a picture of the three of us today during our day hike to these beautiful Inca ruins near the Sacred Valley in Peru. We are in this awesome area in the Peruvian Andes – Colibri Lodge, finalizing our trip planning......Read More
Hey all! My name is Rose and I live in San Francisco, CA, but I’ve spent the last 4 years of my life at Thacher, a boarding school near Los Angeles. I love everything to do with the outdoors, listening to music, reading, cooking, and spending time......Read More
Hi Everyone! I’m Charlotte Blum and I’m from the Boston area. I’m doing this dragons program as part of my gap year before I start school at Colorado College next fall (hey Lili!). I’m super excited to meet all of you and start our journey......Read More
¡Hola todos y todas! My name is Lily Dillon and I’m from New York City, but I’ve spent the past four years at boarding school in New Hampshire. After my gap year with dragons (I’m signed up for the China program in the spring) I plan to......Read More
Dear fall Latin America semester students and families, We wanted to let you know that we have been monitoring Hurricane Irma’s development over the past couple of days and considering its potential impact on the departure from Miami next......Read More
Hey Y’all, My name is Joel Appel-Kraut and I was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. I’m super excited for the trip to begin and to meet all of you! I’m doing this trip as a part of a gap year before attending Tufts University in......Read More
Hello all! I am so excited to see posts popping up on the YakBoard, I’m getting antsy to meet you all and to start our incredible journey together. I have started brushing up on my Spanish and carrying my pack around in anticipation. I have......Read More
Hi everybody! My name is Henry Herrington and I’m from Seattle, Washington. I just graduated from Lakeside School, where I especially enjoyed learning about English and history. I also played trumpet in the school jazz band and ran cross-country.......Read More
Querid@s Dragones, This is the last big Yak that we instructors are going to post before the course. Thanks for reading this and all the other ones! Now it’s your turn. With 3 weeks until we meet up in Managua, Nicaragua, we have a collection of......Read More
Personal Electronics We know it’s tough. Smart phones, iPads, youPads, wePads—these devices have changed from communication tools into multi-tools, like electronic Swiss Army Knives. It seems almost inconceivable that twenty-four years ago, when......Read More
PACKING TIPS – BRING NORMAL CLOTHES! The time has come to start the packing process. You do not want to look like the poor traveler in this photo. You can refer to the Course Preparation Manual for guidance, but we have a few tips from our own......Read More
To all of you who also thrive in planting trees whose shade you may never sit under, The day I sat down in my first Anthropology class, I had to remember to breathe I was so captivated by the diverse stories of communities, traditions, rituals and......Read More
Hola a todas y todos, estudiantes y padres! We now write, with great excitement, to share with you the tentative itinerary for our Fall Semester Central America 2017. We, the instructors, along with our great program director, have been working......Read More
Dear Students, I want to tell you that I am very lucky to be part of this amazing program with you all. You have already stepped up into what is going to be an incredible and memorable experience in Central America, both in Nicaragua and Guatemala.......Read More
