Carpe Diem provided me with an amazing travel experience! We traveled all over Northern India and Carpe Diem had amazing things for us to do and learn in each place. I felt so supported by the other students and the overseas educators. Every aspect of the program was very well executed and even when we faced challenges we were able to discuss and navigate them well as a group.
I applied to college like the rest of my senior classmates in high school. But when I got accepted, I enrolled and deferred a year. I joined with Carpe Diem Family to go East Africa in the fall of 2011 with the best group and leaders imaginable. My experience is unforgettable. I took a giant leap of faith to travel to another continent and it ended up to be nothing I expected..but more. I learned you never really can know exactly what to expect. No matter how much I packed, and researched. My friends and family were worried about the dangers, and I was worried about homesickness. While I had to deal with both, it was not as bad as I expected it to be. I learned to lean on the people I had there, and we all shared how we felt. We created a strong team that not only accomplished tasks like making a strawberry patch, painting all of the desks at a school, or teaching english to the children of masai tribes, but also had so much fun!! I love being able to casually add in conversation, "when I went rafting on the Nile...". I know I will never stop wanting to make a change. I am so motivated to help as much as I can. I will also never stop traveling. So, anyone reading this, please PLEASE CARPE DIEM. Seize the day. you will not regret it! See the world. :)
Taking a semester program/ gap year with Carpe Diem is the best decision you could make. The organization's committed staff and leaders strive to care for each and every student by providing them with the support they need before departure and abroad while simultaneously pushing students' comfort zones so that they can challenge themselves and grow into who they want to be as adults. As a student who traveled to Central America on a group-semester trip and then to Ecuador to do an independent internship with the Carpe Latitudes Program, I learned how to feel confident traveling as a woman--and even my family never once questioned my well-being when in the care of Carpe Diem. The Program has a structured itinerary coupled with each group's own will to pursue creative routes. If it weren't for Carpe Diem providing me with not only friendships that will last a lifetime, but also leadership, communication, and ultimately confidence to always stay true to myself, I would never be where I am in university today doing the research, course of study, and projects which I am currently undertaking. If you are ready to challenge yourself mentally, emotionally, and physically through travel, going with Carpe Diem will provide you with the security, coursework (if you choose to earn credit through Portland State University which is an AMAZING opportunity), and fundamental skills to prepare young adults to enter college and the real world. I cannot vouch enough for how much you will thank yourself for making the decision to pick up the phone, give Carpe Diem a call, and change your life.
Loved staying with the himestays. I got to meet great people and listen to their stories. I got to go trekking, camping, canoeing, snorkeling, and rafting. Great Experience!
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