As I write this, I'm waiting for our students to return from their weXplore, a five-day excursion that takes students beyond their host city for immersive cultural experiences. For the past two months, we as a school have called Maun, Botswana, our home. It's a small town on the edge of the Okavango Delta and, for many travelers, a doorway into Africa. But Maun is only one perspective, and it...
Read MoreAN EXCURSION AT TGS could be a gaucho fair visit, an opera at the Teatro Colón, a rock climbing gym session, or even a boat ride over the Río de la Plata to Uruguay.
Recently, students and staff took the hour-long ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay for two days of experiences. Whether we were visiting an archeological site or the President’s country property, everyone got an eye and nose full of nature.
The town of Colonia offered beautiful sunset views over the distant city of Buenos Aires and cobblestoned streets for some bumpy bike rides.