by Taylor Bradford | Apr 24, 2024 | Adirondack Expeditions, College Expeditions, Commitment Move, Discovery, Staff Stories
After years of service at the La Vida Center, Nate and Amber Hausman will be leaving the team to move south of Boston where Nate will be taking a job as the Vice President of Operations for the Boys and Girls Club Metro South. Many of us can’t think of La Vida without...
by La Vida | Feb 1, 2024 | Adirondack Expeditions, Uncategorized
By: Lydia Jayne This article was originally published on thejamesmethod.com In my early twenties, I camped for two weeks with a small group as part of a La Vida experience in the Adirondack Mountains. We canoed through the mountains and carried our canoes over our...
by Amber.Hausman | Jan 11, 2024 | Adirondack Expeditions, College Expeditions
WHY LA VIDA? Gordon College has long been a pioneer in outdoor orientation programs, and continues to stand out as a leader in providing students with transformative experiences that ease the transition into college. We recommend that new students complete their...
by La Vida | Oct 25, 2023 | Adirondack Expeditions, Base Camp, College Expeditions
When The La Vida Center and Gordon College acquired our Adirondack property in 1995, a myriad of possibilities opened up for not only our organization but for the participants that joined us every summer. At the time we purchased the site, our Adirondack Expeditions...
by La Vida | Oct 5, 2023 | Adirondack Expeditions, Adventure Pursuits, College Expeditions, Discovery, Staff Stories
Dear La Vida Community, I remember exactly where I was when I thought, “I want to give back to La Vida the way it gave to me”. It was during my participant trip in May 2013. I was walking in the rain to fill up our water bags from the stream for pumping our drinking...
by Amber.Hausman | Sep 26, 2023 | Adirondack Expeditions, Adventure Camp, Adventure Pursuits, College Expeditions, Rock Gym
Adirondack Expeditions and Retreats “Wow, thank you all so so much! Mom of recent La Vida participant. What an amazing experience and wonderful guidance and leadership he experienced. I wanted to personally thank you…for all you did this summer for so...
