530am- rise and shine! The bright Panamanian sun greeted us as we made our way to the Panamá Canal Railway, originally built in 1847 before the beginning of the construction of the canal. Today, it is a tourist train that takes passengers on an hour ... Continue Reading The Most Beautiful Place on…
Archives for March 2013
Work Hard Play Hard
Monday evening showed us what a real Panamanian celebración is like! We met the entire Navarro family at their house, ate great food, drank delicious juice concoctions, and made lots of new friends. Blanca and Doris arranged for a mariachi band to ... Continue Reading Work Hard Play Hard
So you think you can dance…Rwanda style
Today was yet another incredible in Rwanda. We woke up to a delicious breakfast of French toast bake, syrup and literally the most amazing mango I’ve ever had. Literally, I don’t think I can eat fruit in America any more because we have been ... Continue Reading So you think you can…
Bridges to History
We began our day with a drive to the Rila Monastery. There are no words that can describe the beauty of this located at the base of the Rila Mountains. This Monastery houses Monks who have sworn away a civilized life for one of solitude. A beautiful ... Continue Reading Bridges to History
GCP Nepal back online with 3 blog posts
For the full story behind the elephant photos and much more, go check out their freshly updated blog. 3 new entries!
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Riding with the Elephants in Nepal
The Nepal group has been pretty busy adventuring out away from the city, so no blog postings at the moment. However, they did send back these great photos of their elephant excursion. Enjoy! ... Continue Reading Riding with the Elephants in…
Ireland – Castles, Cliffs and Hobbit doors
WHEW! What a flurry of activity the past couple of days have been. By flurry, I literally mean the precipitation- Monday we faced the white stuff on and off all day (which apparently was a blizzard by Irish standards). That morning we ... Continue Reading Ireland – Castles, Cliffs and…
Another student account from Rwanda
I woke up this morning to go jogging with Joey at 6:30 AM. We went up the hill, and saw a good amount of Rwandans walking on the side walk. We had headphones on so that they wouldn't bother us. We saw students in blue and khaki uniform walking ... Continue Reading Another student account from Rwanda
More photos from Rwanda…
A Day in a Rwandan village
March 11. Rwanda 7:20 AM. I was awoken by my alarm. Breakfast was served at 7:30 which consisted of bagels, honey, toast, and eggs. We met a translator for Azizi life and she told us our plans for the day’s work. We were going to hoe and make ... Continue Reading A Day in a Rwandan…
