filed in Venezuela on Feb.01, 2012
Hola from a gap year in sunny Venezuela, The team are happy and healthy, now into their 3rd week on the beach at Playa Colorado in Venezuela. Yesterday the final Leaper Sarah showed up and after recovering from her flight the team will be quitting the coast and heading for the hills to spend time [...]
filed in Ecuador on Jan.19, 2012
Hi, This week has been really exciting; we have learned a lot from each other and about the customs of Ecuadorians. Today the last team member (Rob) arrived safely and enjoyed a delicious breakfast for dinner we all shared! The team have been learning Spanish and started working on Monday in two different groups: 1. [...]
filed in Venezuela on Jan.14, 2012
News just in from Venezuela: The Leap team are at the end of their first week in Venezuela and are doing well! According to the team they’re loving the “nice weather, great place to stay and great food. Very happy!”. The girls say ” this week we have worked at the school in punta moreno. [...]
filed in Ecuador, South America on Jan.10, 2012
Hola from Ecuador, Our biggest Leap team EVER arrived safely last week after a mammoth flight. Thankfully those coming from the UK avoided a couple of days of windy weather and lengthy delays (thank you Leap Gods!) and we volunteers flying in lots of other directions too – England, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Spain, Italy, Colombia [...]
filed in Leap Giving, Venezuela on Dec.22, 2011
2011 has been a huge year for the Leap in Venezuela. On a year which saw our largest ever team descend on the Caribbean coast to volunteer, dozens of energetic volunteers conquering the highest table-top mountain on Earth, and untold friendships forged for life. However it’s the glorious season of giving, so lets recap all [...]
filed in Costa Rica, Leap Giving on Dec.22, 2011
This year The Leap celebrated our 6th year of gap year volunteer work in Costa Rica! Over that time Leapers have helped with a huge range of projects in the El Silencio Cooperative community, helping the village to unite and develop so that every family has comfortable living conditions and the next generation a brighter [...]
filed in Ecuador, Leap Giving on Dec.20, 2011
2011 has been an exciting year for the Leap in Ecuador, seeing the launch of a fantastic new conservation and community project in the Galapagos, intern placements in the capital Quito and strengthening our working relationship with the mysterious Shaman Tsa’chila communities in the rainforest. We sent 36 lovely Leapers to Ecuador in 2011 and [...]
filed in Announcements, Ecuador, Gap Year, South America on Dec.13, 2011
“Hey Leapers! My name is Claire Brady. I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota and I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut where I am studying Government and Environmental Studies. I have studied Spanish for 8 years and have spent time living in Luque, Paraguay as well as Xela, Guatemala. I am currently learning [...]
filed in Announcements, Ecuador, South America on Dec.01, 2011
This year James Duddy took The Leap to Ecuador and had the time of his life! Now he’s made a film of his trip so that he’ll never forget the good times and can share them with others too…. If you’re planning a gap year, or in the middle of one right now but stuck [...]
filed in Announcements, Costa Rica, Gap Year on Nov.25, 2011
Hi Alice, now that my exams are finished I thought I would take the time to tell you a little about how our trip went, since I don’t think I have sent you a proper message to tell you about it all! The arrival in San Jose was lovely !! The taxi driver (Henry) was [...]
