As I referenced in my last post, leading a gap semester is a very different experience than joining one as a student. These first few weeks on the program have certainly reinforced that reality. Taya and I ran into our first problem to solve even before getting to Vietnam — one of our students was … Continue reading Hitting the Ground Running →

To be perfectly honest, it was a little bit eerie. Nearly five years ago to the day I was sitting in the same terminal at LAX, getting ready to board my flight to Guatemala City and begin my gap semester with Carpe Diem. Now, here I am again, this time rearing up to begin a … Continue reading Familiar Feelings with Different Horizons →