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(Emma) I was not too excited about driving to Patakancha village. It was a remote, small village up a rocky, windy road to 14,000 feet high in the Andes mountains. When we arrived in our big, bulky-looking van, a group of 10-year old boys came running to us. When they receded, a group of 12-15 […]

(Alex) When you think of the Galapagos, you think of: warm, Equatorial, Darwin, giant tortoises, blue footed boobies and blue water. Like a perfect dream land. Well, it’s not. At least not the month that we were here. Mornings are cloudy, windy and overcast. Luckily it clears in the afternoon to blue skies, sun and […]

(Andrew) Today we went picking, shoveling, searching, sifting and exploring through a 2,000 year old basement that was literally a dump. The basement became a dump when the Jewish Edomites came into the Pagan Greeks lives and gave them three options; convert to Judaism, refuse and be killed, or be forced into exile. The people […]

(Andrew) It was a beautiful journey throughout a candlelit site. Petra, an ancient city protected by natural canyon fortification, was glowing with eerie candles. We first stepped into an open area with sandstone mountains on either side. We followed the candles as ducklings would follow their mother. The snaking line of candles just kept on […]

(Reis) When you step into the water, nothing feels different from regular sea water. Except the warmth. It is such a comfortable temperature. You lift your feet and they shoot to the surface. And you can sit there, relaxing, floating with ease. Moving positions, altering movements, changing the way you float. To you, the most […]

(Reis) We finally we arrived in “the real Egypt” when we landed in Luxor from Sharm El-Sheikh in the Sinai. I was so excited! The wait was over, after four years of longing and wanting to go to Egypt, it was finally over. The whole idea started when I was in first grade doing an […]

(Alex) Finally after months of pool sessions and class work, it is time for our open water diving certification. First we ride camels to the dive spot. The camels carry all our tanks and all our gear and even my Dad. Then, getting geared up is the challenge, making sure your wet suit fits, the […]

(Emma) Kawaza village in Zambia was a great change of pace for our family. It was a happy place with many friendly, happy people. As we pull into Kawaza in our safari vehicle, all I see is hundreds and hundreds of little kids’ eyes turn to me. I didn’t know what to do. I was […]

(Alex) One way to find predators while on safari is to look for parked cars, another is to find them yourself. We usually do the second option, but in this case, we did the first. We went out with one goal, to find cheetahs. There are two main sets of cheetahs in the Maasai Mara, […]

(Dana) Our visit to the Lower Zambezi River Valley in Zambia was timed perfectly: the availability of apple-ring acacia seed pods. Affectionately called “elephant biscuits,” these finger-sized pods are a favorite snack of our 3-5 ton friends. They gather up the pods from the ground or strip them off of any branch they can reach. […]