01 May #OGATHOME Contest Details, Rules and Regulations
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29 Mar To Peru: An OG Journey with Caroline
Hi there! My name is Caroline Wiechers and I am a 23 year old travel lover living in Toronto, Ontario! I am a musical theatre performer here in the city, and when I’m not singing, dancing, or acting I love reading, admiring dogs, and listening...
11 Mar Mindful Consumerism – Guatemala with Gillian
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04 Mar $500 Flight Voucher Giveaway with StudentUniverse!
Each year our Refer-A-Buddy program rewards team members who educate their peers on backpacking with a purpose. Bring a friend, schoolmate, or complete stranger on an OG program and we'll kick you back with a $100 gift card to MEC or REI....
06 Dec Opinion: Give me Money to Travel Instead of Gifts This Year
by Nate Van Haute Giving or contributing to travel experiences make unforgettable, irreplaceable memories like these “I don’t know, cash I guess?” This was the most common answer I’d give when my mom would ask me what I wanted for Christmas. Sure, gift cards were nice. But...
18 Nov Mind and Body with Emma in India
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07 Nov Megan’s Adventure in Guatemala – New Perspectives
an interview with Megan, by Caroline W We recently chatted with Megan about her OG trip to Guatemala on Guatemala: Extreme in 2015. It was an action-packed program, and with a little time to process it and reflect, here's what she had to say! Caroline: So, tell...
30 Oct How Guatemala Changed My American Life
by Nate Van Haute My group and I at La Ventana, one of the highest points in Guatemala. Here we had a view of massive volcanoes before finishing our hike in Todos Santos. Everyone I met in Guatemala during my Operation Groundswell program had a story to...
10 Oct 8th Annual Photo Competition: Rules & Regulations
Share photos of your OG program with us!...
04 Mar Beautiful Words from Our Alumni
We've being receiving an outpouring of love from our community, and we wanted to share those beautiful words with the world! Here is just a very small sample of the countless heartfelt messages recently sent our way: “Being a part of this organization and community has...
03 Nov Leave us a review on Go Overseas for your chance to win a $100 gift card!
Alumni, leave us your honest review on Go Overseas for the chance to win one of three giftcards! We're looking for your tales from the road, your good and your bad. These reviews help potential future backpacktivists find us, and give us insight for the...
18 Aug Just Getting Started
Holy smokes! It has been only a little over two weeks, and what an adventure it has been so far. From the busy city of Lima straight into the jungle, all while traveling in style - a 30-hour bus ride, crammed combis (vans) on windy...
15 Aug Reflection on Agriculture and Climate Change
My passion for agriculture started in a classroom discussing a food system I had grown up in: the industrial food system of the U.S. I was familiar with the pitfalls of this system, from animal welfare to longterm food supply sustainability....
10 Aug The Lighthouse
After spending a few nights in Miraflores and absolutely falling in love with the charm and passion of this city, Landon and I walked down to the lighthouse overlooking the water and wrote this song....
10 Aug International “Aid”
Before writing this, it is important to note that I cannot represent the voices of my entire group, and others may have different outlooks than I do about what we've seen or what we're doing. ...