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A Space for Transformation: The Story Behind La Vida’s New Barn

by | December 9, 2025 | Adirondack Expeditions, Base Camp, Featured, Staff Stories | 0 Comments

La Vida: We’re talking with Nate Hausman, former director of Outdoor Education at La Vida, and George Abetti, founder and CEO of Geo Barns. My first question for you is what was the importance of this project for you? Nate Hausman:  The barn is a particular...
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Book Report: Backpacking With The Saints

Apr 4, 2017 |

Backpacking with the Saints By Belden C. Lane Book Report by: Abby Stroven In this book, Belden takes us through 4 stages of a spiritual journey within the context of a wilderness setting. This is a journey that many people throughout the ages have taken and one in...

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Book Report: The Shallows

Mar 10, 2017 |

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains By: Nicholas Carr Book Report by: Bryn Clark Point 1: We are losing our ability to concentrate “Calm, focused, undistracted, the linear mind is being pushed aside by a new kind of mind that wants and needs to take...

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Book Report: Unselfie

Mar 10, 2017 |

Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World By: Michelle Borba, Ed.D. Book Report by Amber Hausman Reading this book made me realize how relevant La Vida is to this generation of young people. We give students an opportunity to make face-to-face...

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Westwood Woods

Feb 23, 2017 |

By Dave Hanna The outdoors has always been magical to me. Alive, transformative, peaceful and restorative. It is the place I feel closest to its Creator, because everywhere I look I see the finger of God. Each plant contains everything it needs to know so it can grow,...

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New Trail Running Race in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Nov 3, 2016 |

Running has always been a huge hobby of Adirondack Director Nate Hausman, so whenever a staff member catches the running bug, especially as a result of time spent doing the La Vida run or traversing the many ADK trails, he gets super excited. Nathan Landis, long-time...

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