Category Archives: Travelers’ Tales

Though doing solo internships during the spring semester, LEAPYEAR students post to a Yahoo group that allows them to share inspirations, and support one another during difficult times: So I woke up this morning and realized that I am surrounded … Continue reading →

At the start of the LEAPYEAR individual internship, it’s not uncommon for students to feel lonely.  This student was just starting a 3 month internship working with autistic children in Vietnam: I’m lonely. It’s just me, myself and I in … Continue reading →

A report from a LEAPYEAR student who is studying Thai and Thai Boxing in Thailand: Today’s training was packed with flying fists, kicks and sweat. It was the most intense day yet for me and it’s just the start. My … Continue reading →

This just in yesterday from a LEAPYEAR student taking a break from her community development internship in rural Peru to hike up the Inca Trail to the famous “Lost City of the Incas,”  Machu Picchu. So yesterday my friend and … Continue reading →

Written by a LEAPYEAR India student during his first weeks in Varanasi – the “City of Light” on the Ganges: The morning after my group arrived in Varanasi, we headed toward the ghat where a wooden rowing boat wobbled in … Continue reading →

This was written by a LEAPYEAR student who traveled in India between during September and October 2007. Her thoughts on exploring religion and spirituality through her travels: From a young age, I was aware that there are many religions; not … Continue reading →

A report received in September 2007, from a LEAPYEAR group leader after a week with her group in India – reflecting on the simultaneous experience of beauty and suffering that assails many Western travelers in India:  Varanasi has been wonderful … Continue reading →

This LEAPYEAR student took the leaping part of his journey literally, getting involved with an Ethiopian rite of passage: I’m in Ethiopia right now. I came here about two weeks ago from Eritrea. After shadow puppets and talking with NUEYS … Continue reading →

This post was was written to his group from a student who did LEAPYEAR during 2004/05.   During his LEAPYEAR he traveled to India with the group, then apprenticed at a recording studio in London for his 3-month solo internship. … Continue reading →

A long email that just came in (10/18/07) from a student volunteering at a large (100,000 acre) ranch in remote Patagonia – part of his solo 3-month LEAPYEAR internship.    This student spent his first LEAPYEAR semester traveling with his … Continue reading →