Brits Travel Log

I woke up today feeling pretty sick. The rain woke me up before my alarm even so I had hopes in another couple hours I would feel better but it was wishful thinking and I was still not feeling well by the time I woke up later. It rained and rained intensly through out the …

The itinerary for today was just to have an evaluation and the walk into town. After a lazy breakfast (and a quick fixing of the wifi) we had time to talk to our coordinator about what has been great and what needs improvement. There were definitely more of the former and we learned that we …

I woke up a little later than usual. I have been really tired lately so I guess it’s a good thing we get to sleep late. Around one we met with Richard, who would take us to the Salybia River for kayaking. It was not a long drive but we got to go past some …

Because we got in a little earlier than expected last night we still had breakfast in the morning. We will be switching to two meals a day tomorrow to better accommodate our hours. We got to talk to B a student here on a study abroad program. She is doing this as part of her …

It’s amazing how after only two days this place really feels kind of like home. I feel as though I have known these people for years and that this all is becoming routine. Because of our late night we got to sleep in some. Breakfast was a little later than yesterday. We are gradually moving …

I woke up with a gasp on our second day in Trinidad. We had a nine am meeting and for some reason I was sure I was late. In reality it was just after six in the morning, plenty of time to throw on some clothes and head out. I had officially given up on …

The thought of flying internationally alone was a little unnerving for me. I had heard all the immigration horror stories from various countries around the world and even a couple from past Earthwatch volunteer participants. As much as I love air travel it is a major source of anxiety to be solely responsible for finding …

When starting something new it’s is usually a good idea to have some kind of goal in mind. In my case I went in semi blind to this whole travel blogging thing. In the chaos that is the internet it helps quell anxiety attacks if I can gage my progress somehow. While my main goal …

Now that the holidays are over and things are returning to normal (whatever that is) it is the perfect time to think about goals for this year. Not resolutions exactly, but things I want to do and see and accomplish. There are big things in store this coming year and it’s fun to think about …

I love travel (spoiler alert!) to travel is to live for me (don’t get me wrong, I know people that are perfectly happy in life that dislike to travel.. I’m just not on of them). I always feel most complete on the road. Travel is so much more than going from place to place. It’s …