02 Jun Hiking Around Pachacutec and Feasting on Potatoes
Our week has been jam-packed with new experiences, sights and...
South America
06 Mar The Treasures of Peru’s Amazon
Ferry rides on the lush green landscape and the peaceful river...
04 Mar Practicing Yoga, Breathing, Meditation and Community Service in Peru
You'd be surprised to know who and what's been practicing yoga....
21 Dec Congratulations to our Early Bird Winner, Lauren Donnelly!
After much anticipation, we are pleased to announce the winner!...
21 Oct Dirt, Grass, Plants, and Walls: Community Partnership in Iquitos
Each square of sod had to be dug one by one...
08 Aug It’s All About the Peruvian Hospitality!
The people here are unlike any I've encountered anywhere else! ...
06 Aug Buses, Tuk Tuks, Motorboats, and Ferries: A Journey to Iquitos
Our journey to get to Iquitos was by far the biggest and most beautiful adventure we have experienced in some time. To get to Iquitos one can fly (which takes only a few hours) or take the route we took. We started with a long...
06 Aug Exploring Language, History, and Culture through Lima’s Fog
Lima is not quite what we expected it to be like...
02 Aug A Day in the Life of Operation Groundswell…All Around the World!
Posted at 12:58h in Southeast Asia, OG Headquarters, West Africa, South Asia, Past Programs, Haiti, East Africa, Central America, South America, Middle East
What are we up to? Where are we anyway? ...
22 Jul Working Together and Moving Fluidly at Sembrando Semillas
Connecting our mind and body through yoga and community service. ...
22 Jul A Week in Lima and No Lima Beans!
Our time in Lima was filled with small yet awesome adventures!...
19 Jul Getting down and dirty with organic farming in Peru!
Raising awareness of organic farming's health and community benefits. ...
24 Jun Trekking Through Time: The Mired Journey to Machu Picchu
it was tiny in eyesight, yet stupendous in essence...
20 Jun Recipe for an enlightened week: A cup of yoga, a dash of meditation, a heap of vegetarian food, a dollop of Hare Krishna fire ceremony and a whole lot of digging. Mix well, and enjoy.
taught us adobe brick making (which was muddy and glorious)...
17 Jun Mission: Machu Picchu and Waynu Picchu, a Success!
This is the captain's log (aka trip leaders) speaking. We've got a quick update from the land of the Incas as our full length postings on Sembrando Semillas con Yoga and Machu Picchu are still studiously being typed, edited and polished! We are now enjoying ourselves...