-Day 12 of the Trip- On July 1st, 2024, the group woke in the remote Andean community of Cancha-Cancha. This community, which is only accessible by a hike, is so small it has no school of its own. A cloudy sky contrasted the incredible starry sky of the previous night. After close to a week…

“Wake up!”, the boys called as they banged at our door. It was a ripe 3:30 am. All of the girls groaned as we slowly opened our eyes into a pitch-black room. We had to be out of the hotel and on the bus by 4. I had fallen asleep on the 30-minute bus ride…

I walked into the Miami airport and bumped into a circle of teenagers with huge duffle bags who were dressed funny. I figured – well, this is probably the group of people I’m going to be spending 24/7 with for the next 2 weeks. I observed them for a second and they were playing cards,…