Category: Past Programs

As you may know, Operation Groundswell is changing a lot. For starters, we’re growing a lot. It was a little less than six years ago that Jonah Brotman and David Berkal ran their first trip to West Africa with 11 participants and 11 backpacks in

We rolled into Medellin just in time to see the sun rise over this mountain valley.  After a pit-stop at the home of our new friends Jaun Paulo and Laura (<3), we were off to see the city.  The city’s metro system includes a gondola

Life is so exciting! When we left Nashira we went to their Cali store where they sell everything they make in the co-op. They have a cool machine that turns recycled plastic into hangers and flyswatters that they can sell, and they can even reheat old

Here, summarized by one of our group members, is what we’ve been up to in rural Colombia for the past week: Nashira is a matriarchal society, meaning the women are the heads of their households, and only women sit on the committees making the decisions

Written collectively by our new best friends while waiting for our 10 hour overnight ride, sitting on the bus station floor and warding off marraige proposals left right and centre: ¨No Dar (la) Papaya¨ “We are the few, the fun, the fabulous. We are pilgrims

After six weeks together the group is now starting to disperse one by one. Sonny and Rachel depart at 9pm tonight, while Hannah leaves at 4am. Sanjna will be leaving tomorrow morning, and Anika, Arielle, and myself are off tomorrow night. It is hard to

A blog in 3 parts Part I: Chris It has been a crazy Precon here in South America for Jo and Chris. Chris has spent the last 3 months traveling through south america. He backpacked along the Coast of Brazil and then Wondered into the

It was a long journey from Boston to Georgetown , Guyana that took over 32 hours. But this adventurer has learned from years of journeys that a rocky start bodes well for a grand adventure in the months to come. My impromptu layover in NYC