Adventures in Mindo (Days two to five)
Settling into the small Ecuadorian town of Mindo for 4 days, students explore the area by hiking through the cloud forest, swimming in waterfalls, bird-watching with the "bird whisperer", ziplining...
View ArticleExploring the Cloud Forest of Mindo
Written by Samantha Schaevitz, Alfonso Arguindegui, Keaton Moe, and Miller Thornton. It is absolutely magnificent here in Mindo! The incredible scenery and plants blew all of us away. We got our room...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest
It’s our last couple of days here in Australia and we’re trying to soak up everything we can before heading back home. We’ve had a really busy and wonderful time in Queensland since we last wrote. We...
View ArticlePuffin Island and a dip in the Arctic Ocean
Let’s see. What didn’t we do today? After our second night of camping at Skaftafell, we woke up and headed out for an early morning hike to a nearby waterfall. We took a ton of pictures and sampled...
View ArticleDispatch from Iceland: Golden Circle, Waterfalls, Geysers, and the Coast
The past couple of days have been busy ones. On Thursday, we started the day with a tour of the geothermal power plant outside of Reykjavik. After a short video and Q&A with a plant employee about...
View ArticleIceland Expedition: Filmmaking On Assignment Projects
Filmmaking students on our 2012 Iceland Expedition worked together on a variety of projects. They documented their journey, capturing Iceland’s vast a varied landscapes. They interviewed both locals...
View ArticleWaterfalls in Iceland
I’m with 23 teens and their expedition leaders on a National Geographic Student Expedition to spectacular Iceland, where the ubiquitous snowfields and glaciers—including Vatnajokull, the world’s...
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