by Jennifer Royall | Mar 11, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog
Week four complete and what a week it has been. From white water rafting, to landing in a jungle lodge deep in the Amazon rainforest, this week was packed with high-pitched shrieks and full body laughter. It’s hard to believe we fit in as much as we did in just seven...
by Jennifer Royall | Mar 7, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog, Uncategorized
Send us snail mail for your student by April 1 – The deadline for us to receive student mail is 4/1 so Chloe can take it over when she meets the group in Peru. Our hope is that each student will have at least one piece of mail for our...
by Jennifer Royall | Mar 5, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog
*Updated March 9 – see section in italics below, plus a few new photos!* What are we learning? More like, what aren’t we learning? Students are deep into their studies, learning from the world around them and making meaning of their experiences. Below are...
by Jennifer Royall | Feb 28, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog
We have spent the last week nestled between two volcanoes, Imbabura and Cotacachi. We drove north from Quito to this highland zone, and the road traversed fields of greenhouses as far as the eye could see. Over the loudspeakers, Arden pointed out this flower...
by Jennifer Royall | Feb 20, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog
¡Hola familias y amigas! Estamos en Mindo, con colibríes y mariposas a nuestro alrededor mientras escribo. We are delighted to have arrived at this beautiful hostel, completed orientation sessions, and gradually immersed ourselves in the rhythm of activities, classes,...
by Jennifer Royall | Feb 14, 2024 | TTS40 Semester Blog
With so many moments of newness and “this will make more sense” conversations happening while the group settles into their new normal, it feels impossible for the first week not go whiz by in a blur. While I could write about all the classes and framing for the...
