the green chest

Author: Shannon

  • Manatee Love in Crystal River, Florida

    Manatee Love in Crystal River, Florida

    The magical experience of swimming with manatees in Crystal River, Florida.

  • Another Day, Another LLama: Adventures in Argentina with High Schoolers

    I just returned from a crazy and exhilarating and empowering month in Argentina with 15 high schoolers from across the country. Each student wrote a blog post about one or more parts of our trip. Here are the results: Argentina: Community Service and the Great Outdoors.

  • Watching Change Happen

    Originally posted on Jetlag Talks: One of my first days back in Cambodia after Thailand, I woke up to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat, arguably the world’s largest religious monument, and, understandably, a huge source of pride for Cambodians. Angkor Wat was a whole “city” of temples, built around 1100 A.D. While eating breakfast next to…