Kenya Intern post: End of 2nd week in Iten
After a week of working, we are all pretty used to things. The soccer rivalry has heated up at Kamirany with two rival camps competing for the Kamirany Cup. The [...]
Kenya Interns Mid 2nd week in Iten
We have all gotten into the swing of things here in Iten. Despite pulling an all-nighter in terminal 1D, everyone has developed a fairly regular sleep schedule. Hills and breathing [...]
Week 2 Kate and Addy
It’s the start of week two, and Pisac is starting to feel more like home. We are starting to get a feel for how things work within the community. The [...]
First Week in Iten
We have reached to conclusion of our first week, which has been anything but uneventful. After some much needed sleep, we set out to look out over the Rift Valley [...]
Arrival to Kenya
After flying countless miles and layovers in Amsterdam, Istanbul, and Dubai, all the interns safely arrived, albeit fatigued, to Nairobi. Our journey, however, was not over. We had one final [...]
Battling Cancer 5K – Fredericksburg, VA
Hey everyone! For all those who are in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area and looking for a great race to run this summer, I'd recommend taking a look at the Battling Cancer [...]
Ty’s Training: Week of January 25, 2016
Weekly Summary - 105 miles in 14 runs. Feeling fantastic with the mileage beginning to drop. Two great workouts including a last long run which served as a great test [...]
STRIVE-Peru session 2: week 1
With a week of Peruvian culture and altitude under our belts, we are all now becoming more accustomed to our teaching and different schedule. A typical day here for us [...]
Final Weekend in Pisaq
Today we certainly had a strong start to our final weekend in Pisaq! All the STRIVErs took on Mt. Doom! Mt. Doom was an eighteen kilometer hike, taking us from [...]
Week Two: Mickey Mouse, Cusco, and Juegos
As we have all become more acclimated to the lack of oxygen in the air that makes us breath so hard when we run and the freezing nights that keep [...]