What My Husband Never Told Me

This article was originally written by Eileen Wilder for the very first printed newsletter published by La Vida in 1991.  The most powerful tool of the La Vida Program is undeniably God’s Creation. There is nothing that could be built, done or said that could conjure...
Staff Highlight on Elizabeth Norcini

Staff Highlight on Elizabeth Norcini

By Taylor Bradford ’19 The smell of bacon crept out of the main cabin, ran across the field, and awaited me at the front steps of the women’s cabin. As I followed the aroma, I heard laughter, the clanging of pots and pans, and the sizzling of salt-cured pork....

La Vida Quad Break Trip

By: Blake Denman ’18, La Vida Intern Quad break this year included a trip up to La Vida’s Base Camp in the Adirondacks. A group of students, staff and La Vida alumni headed to Lake Clear, NY to get the property ready for the coming winter. The first day, after...

The Morning Rhythms of La Vida

We asked Sam Craig, one of our staff members this summer, to share his thoughts on life at base camp and also to share some of the photos he’s taken since the beginning of the summer. Here is what he has to say: At 5:40am… In the early morning, dim light...