Hello everyone, Just a quick note to say that both groups of students (flying to LAX and JFK) are at their respective gates ready to board their flights! Both groups of students have been in touch with Tsering, their instructor, who says all is......Read More
The group is currently resting in the Singapore Airport. Thanks to DrukAir (the royal Bhutanese airline) we have been living the life (a comfortable but reclusive life) in the Crowne Plaza- Changi airport hotel. The group just met and went over......Read More
Hello everyone, The students and Tsering have just landed in Singapore! They are being helped through immigration and will then be accompanied to their hotel – the Crowne Plaza to wait for their flights to the US. Please check back here for......Read More
Dear families and loved ones, The Bhutan student group is now in the Paro Airport waiting to catch their flight onward to Singapore. Check back here for more updates as they begin their journeys home. We are all sending you much love. ...Read More
Dear Beautiful Bhutan, You have been such a wonderful open sweet and loving setting for our paths of individual and group self exploration this past month. We are so sorry to have had to leave early, to join with our loved ones in these new and......Read More
Dear friends and family, We just dropped off Trissy at the Paro International Airport for her journey back home to the Philippines. With a big smile and a heart full of new experiences and friendships, Trissy is checking at the Druk Air counter......Read More
Hello family & friends, After having spent more than two weeks in the magical Bumthang valley we are heading towards Paro, where students will board their international flight back home. We are sending Love and Prayers out in the world at this......Read More
A little late, but this was my journal entry recollecting the tumultuous 14 hour day 1 trek we had. I tried extra hard to make my handwriting more legible. Enjoy! Also, sending so much love to everyone❤️...Read More
When I first read that Dragons programs were trekking-intensive, I felt a little nervous to be honest. The only camping experiences I’d had before were in either mountain resorts or log cabins with the accompanying loft beds, rustic fireplaces,......Read More
Within the past week we have been learning a lot about the magical tales of Buddhism and how they relate to nature and the energy that surrounds us. While I am still struggling with the concept of meditation and the use of mantras allowing for......Read More
We met Tshewang Norbu one night after dinner when us and a few other students gathered around the fire with the UWICER nature guides. He came to life talking about Bhutanese culture, clearly in his element, and encouraged us to share our ideas as......Read More
This yak post is dedicated to those unnamed guides, those mysterious angels who pop up when we least expect, at times when we most need them who guide us on our journey, giving it more meaning and purpose. The three angeys (grandma in Dzongkha) in......Read More
The past few weeks in Bhutan has brought us intermittent rain and snow, so the weather on trek yesterday and today has been a much deserved respite – a perfect combination of brilliant sunshine and gentle cool breezes. Warm enough in the day......Read More
Hello everyone! The Bhutan team set off this morning on their 8 day trek in the Tang valley. They won’t have consistent cell phone service, but we’ll make sure to post updates and photos when we can. *This photo was taken a few days ago......Read More
Though the ultimate spiritual path of Buddhism is reaching Nirvana, with the end of suffering and infinite happiness, for me currently and a goal of mine coming on this trip is to be more present in life. I’m definitely someone very prone to......Read More
Since being in the Himalayas, in Nepal and Bhutan, we’ve been on somewhat of a pilgrimage, going to many Buddhist sites, for example, the Namo Buddha and Bota Stupa; the Namo Buddha is where Prince Mahasattva sacrificed his life to a tiger and the......Read More
