If you had happened to be walking down 4th avenue in San Miguel Escobar last Saturday around noon, you would have seen me and my Spanish teacher Blanca carrying a massive, scalding frying pan in a Guatemalan swaddling cloth woven for newborn babies.......Read More
The sun rises and you can already hear people in the distance starting their day, a few dogs barking and that one rooster that is actually a little late at 6 am. As I walk out of my house I stop to admire the surreal view, the volcanoes are still......Read More
Hi all! Biz and Nell here! We can’t believe it has already almost been two weeks! It feels like just yesterday we were in the Guatemala City airport having just arrived! After two relaxing days at a beautiful organic farm getting to know one......Read More
This past weekend, I spent 3 days near Lake Atitlán, a Guatemalan treasure surrounded by three massive volcanos. I first caught site of the lake as my bus came over the rim of the steep caldera that holds the lake. As we inched down the road,......Read More
“No tourists after 6 pm” a grave-faced man standing the door to Antigua’s municipal government building told me last Thursday night. “I’m here for the public meeting with the mayor at 7 pm, though” I responded. Unconvinced, the man......Read More
Hello friends and familia! The Guatemala ISE is complete now! Biz and Nell have arrived and are both excited to be here. We will be spending our next couple of days at this beautiful farm for our Orientation. Getting to know each other and getting......Read More
Our three Indonesia ISE students have arrived safely in Jogya and are now settled into their hotel in Kaliurang (which is about an hour outside of the city). After a long journey the students are a bit tired, but are in good spirits. Starting......Read More
Yesterday, a few minutes before 8 am, I walked to the front door of my house to go to my Spanish class, like every other day since I’ve been here. Unlike every other day, however, just as I reached the threshold, my host mother Doña Rossi burst......Read More
At home, in New York City, I drink at least one cup of coffee a day. Drip coffee with my dad in the morning, a mid-day paper cup at school, sometimes a 4 pm decaf cappuccino from the cafe at the top of my block; these moments are some of my favorite......Read More
I have been in China for a bit over a week but it feels like much longer. It has been really amazing and crazy. I met my host mom as well as the only other person in my program and they are both quite amazing. I’m currently in Yiliang, a town......Read More
Today marks the end of my very first week in Guatemala! ¡El tiempo vuela! The adventure began with my flight in to Guatemala City. After a long approach, our plane ended up taking a massive lap around the city, before descending. Just as we began......Read More
We are happy to report that both of our students for 2020 Independent Spring Semester in China have arrived in Kunming. In the picture, Regina and Eva are being oriented to the program. In the next two days, they will be meeting with their Chinese......Read More
Hola Dragones! This is Zoe and her first photo in Guatemala. In the background you can see Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes. Directly above her shoulder there is a big coffee plantation, and if you zoom in and try to make sense of the pixels above the......Read More
Bhutan: Environmental Sustainability & Community Happiness, All Independent Spring Experiences, Indonesia: Community, Culture, & Conservation, Nepal: Himalayan Studies, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group A, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group B, Andes Leadership Semester: Patagonia to Peru
Dear Spring 2020 Travelers, Your program is just around the corner and we’re sure you’re as excited as we are to see how the semester unfolds! However, while we understand that you’re likely anxious to meet your traveling companions......Read More
