By Emily O’Connell Hello blog readers! As a second year leader, I have read this blog countless times. Reading the blog was typically how I ended each of my days while on trip. Thanks to the vicissitudes of fate, however, I’ve hopped off of my bike and joined the office crew for the rest of summer! So,
By: Jack Messerly and Izzy Janzen This morning we made a decision for the day, we’ve decided to craft the blog in a new way! Today we’ll be writing everything in rhyme, hopefully when you read you will have a fun time! All of our trips are having a ball, they did great things today
By: Izzy Janzen Another wonderful day in the Apogee world! Today saw some big transitions and stepping-stone moments. We have one trip ending, four finishing their first full day together, and many that are just days away from reaching their biggest moments – whether that be their final destination, highest summit, or longest ride. Let’s see where
By: Hannah Gensheimer Hello, blog followers! I am back in the office after stepping in to lead one of our Coast to Quebec trips over the past eight days, and let me tell you, the office isn’t quite as fun as riding my bike through Canada… However, today is an exciting day as we are watching a number
By: Emily Sturtevant Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE): Astonishingly, our writers are within a day or two of calling it a wrap! After a morning of essay-polishing, they put down the ol’stylus and picked up the paddles to go sea kayaking off the coast of Harpswell – and what a beautiful day for it! This evening they
By: Emily Sturtevant Happy Saturday, everyone! Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE): Though these would-be Mark Twains and Jane Austens have been busy writing away, this trip isn’t all work and no play! Our MCCE group spent this morning hiking Morse Mountain, ending up at the beach where they got to enjoy this beautiful weather Maine is experiencing.
By: Emily Sturtevant We are two weeks into our summer now, and boy, did they just fly by! Happy weekend to those of you at home – there’s no better way to celebrate the summer than with a frosty age-appropriate beverage and your own copy of the Apogee blog! Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE): Another busy
By: Emily Sturtevant What a day! We bid adios, fare thee well, sayonara, au revoir, to our friends on our first California Mountains & Coast, Caribbean Service Adventure, Vermont to Montreal, Downeast Explorer (A & B), and Cape Cod & the Islands trips. Hard to believe that we’re already saying goodbye to so many good
By: Jack Messerly & Izzy Janzen Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE): It was the first full day together for our MCCEer’s, and they wasted no time jumping right into things. This morning they met with the Director of Admissions at Bowdoin College to hear about college essays from an admissions perspective, and the gang spent the afternoon
By: Jack Messerly and Emily Sturtevant Many of our trips are saying, ‘Welcome!’ today, whether it be to their trip, to the blog, to a new state, or even a new country! Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE): Hello MCCE, and welcome to the blog! These guys spent the afternoon getting to know each other and familiarizing