Landed in Miami!
Sarah O'Brien, Dragons Admin
Students have landed in Miami and are on their way to a gate. They will head to customs before catching their connecting travel!...Read More
Students have landed in Miami and are on their way to a gate. They will head to customs before catching their connecting travel!...Read More
Students have safely boarded their flight back to United States from Guatemala City! You can track the status of their flight here. They are due to arrive 17 minutes early! Best, The Dragons Admin Team...Read More
Students are ready to go home with Michael Brown, our dear Chaperone. They have passed through migration. We wish you the best, thank you very much for everything....Read More
It’s hard to believe how fast the past few days have gone. They have been filled with so many enriching activities…. Let’s start with our 3:30am wake up call on Wednesday morning. We took a bus to the base of La Nariz del Indio......Read More
12 days ago I was ready to carry out a lot of plans with this program. However, life told me no, no matter how much I had everything planned, there are always factors that I cannot control and I need to adapt … I had to embrace the change,......Read More
Dear Families & Friends, It is hard to believe that almost four weeks have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We are sure you are anxiously......Read More
Dear Guate friends and families, Yesterday the group had the opportunity to participate in a permaculture workshop with their instructor, Erick, who runs an educational food sovereignty project in Guatemala called REISA (Intercultural Network of......Read More
Hola! Estamos en San Juan la Laguna. This town on Lake Atitlan is surrounded by magnificent green mountains in every direction. Here there are weaving, chocolate, honey and coffee co-ops everywhere you go, and everything is grown and created in the......Read More
Today is July 19, 2021. We started the day by practicing our Spanish at the Eco Spanish School in San Juan. After that, we spent a nice hour at the beach on Lake Atitlan. I didn’t know that Lake Atitlan was as deep as it was, so being about......Read More
Hello dear family and friends of our stellar Guate crew! We send you greetings from San Juan La Laguna. We arrived yesterday to a beautiful views of Lago Atitlán. The students explored the Pueblo in groups for a few hours before we met with Diego......Read More
Happy Day 16! We are officially more than halfway done with our time here in Guatemala. It’s safe to say that our group has had a rocky start: a missing bag, sicknesses, departures of two students, and COVID all come to my mind. The chain of......Read More
A few photos from the group’s midcourse day on the shores of Lago Petén Itzá…...Read More
Hello everyone! Yesterday the group had a solid day of activities with Erick and Elly: Spanish classes, trek preparations, and group bonding activities in the afternoon. In one activity, the group shared gratitudes, identified their goals and growth......Read More
Yesterday, we met Marlon Garcia. He is an ex member of the Guatemalan forensics team, an artist, and is currently working on a museum for Nuevo Horizonte. He presented to us a portion of his life’s work in maps, photography, and oral history.......Read More
Queridas familias, Here are some pictures of a nice activity we had recently with the community. After our Spanish classes, we had the chance to help our friends from the community of Nuevo Horizonte to reforest part of their territory. The group......Read More