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Ode to Ecuador’s Circus Trash Cans

trash can Ecuador
April 20, 2022 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

In cities of central Ecuador, you may have a surprise in store when it's time to discard some trash: you can do it with real panache. The cans for throwing things away are not olive green or gun-metal gray but decked with images of a circus almost to the point they irk us. Clowns and … Continue reading Ode to Ecuador’s Circus Trash Cans

Detour to Antigua, Guatemala

February 7, 2022February 12, 2022 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

All good things must end, which alas included our stay in San Pedro la Laguna. Finally the day came when we had to start making our way toward our next volunteer gig. And we couldn't stay with our new buddy Rene any longer, because he had a friend coming to town. So we said goodbye … Continue reading Detour to Antigua, Guatemala

Volunteering in Jaibalito, Guatemala

Kimberly performing an improvised dance for the students
January 12, 2022January 13, 2022 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

Finally, the time came to report to our next volunteering position. While we've been enjoying our "down time" to play tourist, that's not really the purpose of this tour. We are volunteering our way around the world, and so we were glad to be able to get back to it. These girls are carrying cement … Continue reading Volunteering in Jaibalito, Guatemala

Mayan Ruins and Chocolate (Part 1)

December 18, 2021December 22, 2021 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

December 3, 2021 - Part II > If you're going to visit the Yucatan Peninsula, you simply have to see some Mayan ruins. And the best place to do that is the enormously famous Chichen Itza, right? So we thought. And so we'd planned. It is after all, one of the seven wonders of the … Continue reading Mayan Ruins and Chocolate (Part 1)

Anthropology Museum and Theatre Games

December 16, 2021 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

Tue. Nov. 30, 2021 Early this morning, we welcomed a couple of new arrivals to Barrio Vivo hostel: two young men from Seattle who work in robotics and computer-related fields -- one is a PhD candidate. These are only the third and fourth fellow Americans we've met here since checking in here. Then we went … Continue reading Anthropology Museum and Theatre Games

Mexican Thanksgiving

December 4, 2021December 5, 2021 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ 1 Comment

Thu. Nov. 25, 2021 Today was Thanksgiving, but there was no holiday feast as such, since Mexicans don't celebrate the occasion. Yet we managed to make it a memorable one, anyway. We again had breakfast duty at Barrio Vivo the hostel where we are currently volunteering, and at about 7:30, before any staff arrived to … Continue reading Mexican Thanksgiving

Tooting Your Own Horn

July 11, 2020 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ Leave a comment

You rarely even see an alphorn, much less hear them played. And more rarely still do you have a chance to play one yourself. Head over to our new blog post to find our how to toot one yourself in the Sierra Nevada "Alps".

A Taste of MOCA

September 15, 2019September 13, 2019 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ Leave a comment

Come along to the most amazing art museum you may ever see. If you think museums are dull and routine, you have a big surprise in store at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in the Berkshire town of North Adams, MA. It’s housed in a huge complex of buildings, the former headquarters of … Continue reading A Taste of MOCA

Finding Your Inner Puppet

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ Leave a comment

While in Atlanta, we decided to pay a visit to Kermit and Miss Piggy and Bert and Ernie and a few other old friends. This was at the Center for Puppetry Arts, the largest puppetry center in the nation. It opened in 1978 when Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog cut the ribbon. It combines … Continue reading Finding Your Inner Puppet

LA Art Slide

April 21, 2019April 20, 2019 ~ Activated Adventurers ~ Leave a comment

Los Angeles is not a city that you can explore exhaustively by foot, but you can exhaust yourself trying to explore it. We spent the better part of a day hiking 12 miles across the heart of town to take in two attractions. https://youtu.be/qhaxHCkWk6o Click play to watch or Activated Adventures on YouTube First, there … Continue reading LA Art Slide

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