By Chandler Smith After a thorough deliberation, you have determined that you are in need of a beverage from your local coffee shop and head on over. After being slightly confused by the push-pull situation of the front door, you enter, order your favorite drink, and wait patiently. You turn to take a seat in your
By Chandler Smith While meandering through the scented candle section of your local Bed, Bath & Beyond, you receive a text message canceling your next engagement that you weren’t really looking forward to anyway. Suddenly realizing that you are truly “just browsing”, you take the time to smell the Roses (a BB&B best selling candle
The wait is over, the photos are here! Hold onto your hats and don’t fall on your rear! It is Day 25 of Apogee tripping, our kids are around the world and we want to see what we’re missing! From Katahdin to the Pyrenees there is fun to be had, not seeing pictures would just
On this day, 49 years ago in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon. Ever since, July 21st has been recognized (by some) as a day to accomplish challenging missions, tackle adventure, and take on risk! So, what did our wonderful Apogee Adventure’ers do on this special day?! In
It is nigh impossible to sum up an Apogee day in just a few sentences. How do you say that we have trips on the water and flying through the trees? Trips winding through valleys and trips summiting mountains? Trips volunteering with service partners while others raft down rivers? Perhaps our best hope is to
All but one of our leader pairs are out in the field with students this evening, which is a remarkable occurrence. That is 26 different pairs of leaders leading nearly 250 wonderful kids through 26 different itineraries. A number of those trips are in the early stages of bonding together and becoming the Apogee families
Day 18… the number 18 makes us think of becoming an “adult” (whatever that means!) and what growing up is all about. Apogee trips are about growing up in some ways but also are just as much about being a kid! We hope for our students to learn about group living, looking out for those
We sometimes hear that on Friday the 13th things can get….unlucky….the natural order of life disrupts, the moons don’t align properly, karmic forces go crazy. And yet here in the office we just can’t wrap our heads around that. Today, Friday the 13th just feels so lucky! We have kiddos adventuring all over the world.
By: Alex Brantl Dedicated readers, worldwide followers of the blog, this one goes out to you. Here in the office, we’ve received countless fan letters, shares on Facebook, and requests to submit baby photos of your kiddos (sorry, the answer is still no). But we can’t thank you enough – it’s what keeps us motivated
Day 10! We’ve officially hit double digits in the Apo-sphere today, and that means one thing: Double the fun! These superstars pushed themselves to new limits today, crossing international borders, helping local communities with community service and building lifetime friendships. We bid a farewell to our resident writers this afternoon, as well as our first