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Galapagos Update: Bartolome and Farming

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7/17 Today we woke up at 5:30 to get on a bus at 6:00. The bus ride was bountiful with laughs and great views. After the bus ride we got on a large boat with 6 other people. The boat ride was two hours long and te entire time we sate on the bow. We… Read More

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Galapagos Update: Surfing and Service

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July 15: Our “lazy Sunday” ended up being not so lazy! After a delicious breakfast of homemade yogurt, granola, scrambled eggs washed down with tree tomato juice & coffee, we all settled in on couches in the lounge to watch the last game of the World Cup! Sipping amazing fresh coffee & chatting with the… Read More

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Galapagos Update: Biking and Snorkeling

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July 13th: We started off our day in front of our hostel getting on our helmets and adjusting our bikes. Then, we rode through the town of Puerto Ayora before starting our ascent up a GIANT hill. We were all sweating like crazy trying to keep up with Paul, our guide. After making it up… Read More

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Galapagos Update: Los Gemelos and Tortoises

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Greetings from Galapagos! It’s day 5 on our trip and we haven’t stopped. Today we started with a delicious breakfast and a short walk to a beach near Charles Darwin Research Center. There, we snorkeled in the bay and saw rays, fish and other marine life thriving in the crystal blue water. Then we ventured… Read More

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Galapagos Update: First Days in Galapagos

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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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Galapagos Update: Papallacta

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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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Welcome to Galapagos 2018

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Hi everyone! Hope you are all packed and excited for this two week adventure in the Galapagos! We are your facilitators, Allie and Demaceo, and we’ve just finished up a great trip in the Amazon – can’t wait to meet you all! We’ll be immersing ourselves in the culture of Galapagos while hiking through the… Read More

Final Days in Galapagos

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Being our second to last day on the island of Santa Cruz, we have all settled in to the endless stream of activities we have here. After the surfing day, we went to Las Grietas, which is a giant fissure in the lava rock, to swim and snorkel. It is on “the other side,” so… Read More

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Mas Galapagos!

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The past few days have been awesome! Meeting new people, trying new things, and being able to participate in extraordinary things has been the highlight of the trip so far. Yesterday we started off the day at 5:30 am. Our day consisted of a bus ride, a boat ride, a hike, and an amazing snorkel…. Read More

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Update from the Galapagos

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I’m writing this from our lovely hostel while a group of us is preparing dinner for tonight. We’ve had a long day, starting at the Charles Darwin research center where we were able to see the famous Diego along with some other adorable young tortoises (would anyone notice if we adopted one?). The tortoises are… Read More

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