By Grace Wright & the Hardworking Apo HQ ‘Twas the night before Apo Christmas, when all across the world Apogee-ans were preparing for another (or first!) day out in the field. Their gear was securely packed tight the night before with great care, In hopes that dropped bags of bagels wouldn’t leave their bellies bare. These
By: Tim “Grubes” Gruber, Gracie “G Muny” Wright, & Hannah “Hans Olo” Gensheimer Oh the wheel on my bike keeps on turning! Oh the 80s, how we miss them. As our office reveled in the sounds of the 80s today, our APO trips near and far were laying down the fresh new beats of today.
By Grace Wright, Tim Gruber & Ghost Writers 5am waking up in the morning, gotta pack my pack, bagel with schmear, seeing everything, summer is flying! Cranking, hiking with everybody, I see my friends! Kicking in the 2nd pod, hiking up a mountain, everybody’s got a smile on, should I eat a blueberry or raspberry
By Grace Wright & the Hardworking Apo HQ Today will mark the unofficial halfway mark of Apogee trips being released ’round the world, which is hard to believe. Someone must be tampering with our clocks, because time is flying by this summer! Speaking of moving fast, we have many trips that continued to scoot along in
By: Kelly, Izzy & Jack It’s a bittersweet day here in the office – while many of our trips are hitting their stride, others are wrapping up all over the world. So, from Acadia to Yosemite, from Seattle to Geneva, let’s say “Hello,” “Goodbye,” and “Keep crushing those miles!” to our friends in the field… Maine Coast Junior
By: Tim Gruber Happy National New Friends Day! Today we strengthened relationships with new friends and said “see you soon” to old friends. Near and far across the land, our Apogeers bike, hike, and serve hand in hand! So many fun adventures on a Tuesday – did you know our ACC1 group is already midway?! Enough prologue
By Tim Gruber & His Fellow Extra-Terrestrials (with apologies for all of the Star Wars references you’re about to read…) In galaxies near and far across the universe, Apogeers are busy hiking, biking, kayak, serving in their local communities and forging friendships through these shared escapades. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won
By: The Sunday Office Crew We have a little bit of everything in today’s blog. A variety of authors, writing styles, activities, phases of trip and more. So hold on tight, try to keep up, and enjoy this Sunday Edition of the Apogee Blog! Maine Coast Junior (MCJ2): Today Apogee shipped out to “west” Boston to
By: Kelly McGinty The number of incredible activities our students do on a daily basis never ceases to blow my mind. Today alone, we had students hiking, biking, giving back, writing essays, rafting, sea kayaking, exploring exotic lands (foreign & domestic) and sharing countless laughs along the way. Whether just starting their Apogee journey, crushing their
By Hannah Gensheimer & Her Friendly Colleagues It’s a hot one up here in Maine today, friends! Rather than complain about the heat, however, let’s grab a cool piece of watermelon and check on our folks all around the world… Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE1): It’s a beautiful day to write a college essay! The MCCE