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China: The Great Wall and noodle-making

March 25, 2014October 13, 2015China

Today was a blast. On our way to the Great Wall, we went to a noodle shop for lunch. The owner of the restaurant welcomed us and told us we would be learning how to cut and roll noodles. She also was very complimentary of our language skills. There was a competition to see...

Costa Rica: Early birds

March 25, 2014October 13, 2015Diana Day

This just in from Mrs. Barna in Costa Rica: “Busy day today! Started out with 6 am bird watching.”...

Bye London, Bonjour Paris!

March 24, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

We had an early start this morning. We had to be out of the hotel by 5:00 am (1 am at home!) to catch our 7:30 train to Paris! The train was about 2 hours long and 30 of those minutes we were under water crossing the channel. The train reached 186 kph! Once...

Quilting: Our skills are improving!

March 24, 2014October 13, 2015Quilting

Day Two Hey guys! Today we made quilts! Everyone improved their skills and can finish quilting more quickly. We were grouped in pairs of two to help each other out. All of us were focused and careful. During lunch, we went uptown and ate at Passarello’s. We then went to Starbuck’s afterwards. All of...

Pine Barrens: Bogs and Burns

March 24, 2014October 13, 2015Pine Barrens

Day Two Today we ventured to the Pine Island Cranberry Company facilities, where we met the owner, Bill Haines, and Kristina. They broke down their process of harvest throughout the seasons and showed us what each season entailed. They also took us out into the field to a dormant bog that was preparing for...

New Mexico: Hiking the Rio Grande Gorge

March 24, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Day Two: The Hike The second day after we arrived in New Mexico, we were off to hike its rough terrain, the Rio Grande Gorge to be exact. Eight hundred feet of its beautiful landscape. We survived steep hills and rocky trails....

Costa Rica: Arrival at Selva Verde Lodge

March 22, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Day One by:- Jeremy, CJ, Sam, Olivia, and Colby After two flights – Philly to Miami and Miami to San Jose, we finally arrived in Costa Rica! Once we arrived, we got on the bus for the trip and headed towards our lodge. On the way, we stopped for lunch and had phenomenal strawberry...

New Mexico: Getting to know Santa Fe

March 22, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Day One Arrival 8 pm: view of the farms and desert on the way west, took a really cute bus for an hour heading to Santa Fee from the airport. Everybody went to bed really soon after the long plane and bus rides. After everybody had breakfast by 8 am before we walked into...

Pine Barrens: Pines and old train lines

March 21, 2014October 13, 2015Pine Barrens

Day One Today the trip started off with a discussion of John McPhee’s Pine Barrens, where we all shared a chapter. We posed some questions about what our week might be like based on the information in the book. We then took a bus out to Carranza Memorial, observing the effects of controlled burns, which...