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Namaste from Salleri at the Arhaus Children’s Home! As our group stood upon a viewpoint of Everest after a peaceful uphill hike yesterday morning, we practiced mindfulness, a concept that much of our journey has been focused around. In front of the snow-capped peaks, we did yoga and captured photos before the fog rolled in….
Monsoon season cries Through a curtain gauze of fog Wire breath displays Curdles window sills, feathering Caress cracking fingers Cooling impressions Moon song crying and leather Strokes for deeper love
A travel update rapped by Elliot, Esteban, and Mr. Z
Our Peru crew sent a short message via satellite phone that they have reached Cuncani, the first stop on their trek. They will spend the next 2 days there working alongside the Llama Pack Project in environmental conservation-oriented activities with children. As communication is limited from the satellite phone, there will only be occasional updates…
This morning we woke up ridiculously early to plant in the marsh.😩 We made our way over to the house next door, which is the Common Ground Relief headquarters. We made breakfast, which was cereal and toast.😋 We were out of milk so some of us decided to eat their cereal with hot coffee.☕️🚗 Suffice to…
During all my conversations with the local Kenyans in Meru, I’ve been asked various eye-opening questions about where I am from in America. Their confusion on topics normal to me, such as citizens’ carrying guns, teaches me more than even their answers to my own questions. First and foremost, I’ve learned the importance of peace,…
Day 9 Today we started the day early in the morning at 5:45 for our first agenda item for the day, the cow farm tour. There we got to see how to and got a chance at milking cows, afterwards we went to try some milk, sour cream, and cheese that was constructed from the…
Day 8 We started the day off with a breakfast of bread, fresh fruit, and huevos rancheros. After finishing breakfast we finished up painting the starting layer of white paint on the library. It was pretty satisfying to finally finish the painting after the many hours that we spent on it. After we finished painting,…
Travel Journal June 28th We were all together in that freezing cold room for a lesson about the Andean forests. Not much of the information was surprising — I know about glaciers melting and conservation hot spots, but what I did learn about how passionate Alejandra and the Llama Pack Project are about helping. I…
Today was a continued day of work, but we finally began to see the fruits of our labor. After two days of hauling sand up to fix the roof, we’ve seen the pile gradually shrink until finally, there was only one pile left. One Small Pile And it was done, we had carried out a…
Wanted to be sure the scene of students washing and hanging to dry clothes was on record!
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Yesterday after lunch, everyone went inside instead of continuing to work because it began to rain. Our friends Sonam (co-founder of Arhaus Children’s Home), Tirsana, and Sukurani all took time out of their days to teach us a little bit of Nepalese. We learned basic phrases such as “thank you”, “my name is _____”, and…
The field reports: Long day Service in the morning; Learning from a gold miner turned conservationist in the afternoon Night hike, led by volunteer community members, formerly hunters, now conservationists. The crew is worn out!
The physical labor of creating raised bed gardens also put our crew to bed early! Let’s hope the fruits of their labor are in the form of a student journal entry tomorrow!
The group is healthy, preparing for a well-earned rest.
A continuation of the handwritten journal.
I’m posting the travel journal as it was sent to our office – a photo of this long day’s work. The medium is the message – though some of the descriptors might evoke a grin or two.
During today’s work hauling bags of sand to the roof, the team experienced the slow grind of commitment. At the end of the day we discussed the feelings we experienced during our work. We described a mutual feeling of something pushing us to continue despite urges to quit. Reflecting on the day helped me realize…
The day started at 7:a.m wake-up and breakfast at 8 of eggs and toast. with a 9:00 a.m. departure time. Our first visit was to the Maras salt pools. After the Maras salt pools, it was a short bus ride to the moray valley to look at some ancient ‘laboratory’ where the Incans experimented with…
Today we started our day with a delicious breakfast consisting of Gallo Pinto, plantains, eggs, mango and pineapple, coffee, and hot chocolate made with organic cacao. After that we jumped on a bus and headed about 45 minutes to our Sloth, or Perica, tour! We arrived at a beautiful garden, called Perica, and met the…
Day 6: Sugar Mill Tour and Tails with the Elders Emmet Johnston We started the day off with a great breakfast consisting of corn pancakes with cheese, sausage to put on it, fruit, rice, and beans. After we finished breakfast we walked over to a sugar cane farm where we were greeted with sugar cane…
The day began with warm pancakes and fresh fruit from the local farms. After breakfast, the group split into six and six and we decided who would be horseback riding first. I was in the second group so I started my day with playing Uno, Texas Hold’ em with pebbles as chips. These intense games…
Dancing with the ladies of the house, the sound of rain and laughter mixing together, I felt a sense of joy and belonging that I hadn’t felt anywhere else. I wasn’t feeling great during our day in the monkey temple and going around the city, but my spirits and health really lifted during dinner,…
The idea that comes to mind when i think of today is, it’s not about the destination, it is about the journey. The drive to the Arhaus Children’s Home from Kathmandu was very long but the views the whole drive were amazing! There were so many bridges from one side of the river to the…
The Peru 2022 Crew has arrived safely and is off to lunch before their first meeting with the Llama Pack Project team.
The Kenya crew had a powerful presentation from Dr. K today about Tiriji and regenerative leadership. This was followed by some reflections, journaling — and then finally meeting the KACH kids! More detailed updates coming soon.
We started the day with a hearty breakfast of rice, beans, and bread. Then we walked about twenty minutes to a trail that took us into the jungle where we had quite the adventure. In the rainforest, we saw multiple toucans and capuchin monkeys. We found out about a multitude of trees and plants. We…
Kathmandu, Nepal Today was our group’s first day in Nepal. We were all pretty jet lagged, but we did visit Boudhanath Stupa. We also went over some norms for our group. First impression of Nepal is that it’s really rich with culture—a culture that’s a lot different than what we’re used to. The main religions…