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Trip: Gap Year

There are [9] stories from my trip: Gap Year


My Trip Was Good

BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2015 | Views [292]

I think we came to Q’eros because it provided a unique learning opportunity of indigenous communities. Seeing a completely different culture unaffected by western influence is rare and I think it can cause a big impact on someone’s life.... Read more >


Why We Q'eros

PERU | Thursday, 26 Nov 2015 | Views [284]

I think we came to Q’eros because it provided a unique learning opportunity of indigenous communities. Seeing a completely different culture unaffected by western influence is rare and I think it can cause a big impact on someone’s life.... Read more >


Why I Travel

BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 | Views [309]

When I started telling people I was taking a gap year, everyone wanted to know what I´d be doing. The easiest response was ¨traveling¨.  Many people interpreted that as, ¨ Oh you want a year to relax and travel to nice ... Read more >


Round 2

BOLIVIA | Thursday, 12 Nov 2015 | Views [281]

Returning to my homestay has been an even better experience than the first stay in Tiquipaya.  I‘m not sure if it was because returning to somewhere familiar was nice, or being able to call someplace “home” (even for only ... Read more >


Jacob and Maria Take the Andes

BOLIVIA | Friday, 23 Oct 2015 | Views [299]

The past 9 days on trek have been some of the most amazing experiences. Two days into the trek, after a day of uphill hiking, we made it to our campsite next to Lago San Francisco and decided to swim – despite the ice cold temperature of the water.... Read more >


Homestay

BOLIVIA | Monday, 12 Oct 2015 | Views [264]

The first 10 days of my homestay were incredible. They were filled with laughter (mostly at my lack of ability to speak Spanish), and I both taught and learned a lot. I taught my sisters Italian and English and in exchange they taught me Spanish and ... Read more >


Potosi

BOLIVIA | Sunday, 4 Oct 2015 | Views [295]

When I was 12 years old I played on two different sports teams and spent my summers vacationing. Not only did I not work, but if I had, it probably would have been at a place of my choosing, not in a cemetary. We spent a day working with children ... Read more >


Cordillera de los Frailes

BOLIVIA | Monday, 28 Sep 2015 | Views [297]

Never having been trekking or even camping, I wasn´t sure what to expect. The start of the trek had an amazing view, we could see all of the mountains surrounding us and we hiked down into a cave where we could see old drawings covering the walls.... Read more >

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Orientation

BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 22 Sep 2015 | Views [284]

I realized I was in Bolivia about four days into the trip. As a group we decided to hike to the nearby aqueduct to watch the sunrise. At 5:00AM we all woke up with our headlamps to make our way there. We made it down to the creek, but forgot to account ... Read more >