Month: July 2018
Galapagos Update: First Days in Galapagos
We arrived in the Galapagos! Well, technically it’s our second time arriving because it took the pilot two tries to land. After we walked off the plane and on to the runway, we got on a bus, a boat, and another bus before finally arriving in Puerto Ayora — our home for the rest of… Read More
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Dartmouth Update: Ropes Course, King Arthur Flour, Canoeing
Greetings from Hanover. We’ve been busy. Orientation; a full day at the Dartmouth Ropes Course; workshops on sustainability, economics, and entrepreneurship; guest speakers; and tonight half the group went to King Arthur Flour for a pizza baking class while they other half went canoeing. Tomorrow, the evening activities will be reversed and we will, of… Read More
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Galapagos Update: Papallacta
Today was amazing! We spent some time in the Hot Springs at Papallacta while also doing a bunch of team building activities. Tomorrow we fly out to Galápagos! More to come in the future, but here is a group photo taken from the roof of the hostel.
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Brooklyn Update: Kayaking, Governors Island, Rockaways
Greetings from a still unseasonably hot NYC. We shuffled some things around with the program agenda due to the relentless heat for the past five or so days, but spirits are still high as we round the corner into our final full day of the program. Tomorrow, we’ll have our design challenge presentations in the… Read More
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Amazon Update: Gran Canyon, Community Stay, and Rafting
7/1: Setting out for our last full day at Huasquila, we got into cars to go out to the famous Gran Canon hike. The hike was just 4km, but descended a muddy jungle trail through primary and secondary forests. We arrived at our first destination: a bridge along a beautiful river, decorated with walls of… Read More
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Amazon Update: Community and Cooperativos
There is something so healing in listening to someone express how they connect to nature. Yesterday, we had the great fortune of talking with and learning from an Ecuadorian organic farmer, Javier. Javier carries a very humbling presence. He spreads an optimistic energy that instantly becomes contagious. The knowledge he shared with us about the… Read More
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