by La Vida | Oct 5, 2022 | Adirondack Expeditions, Be Here Now, College Expeditions
The M1 patrol during La Vida’s May session of 2022 was spectacular. From the very beginning, though an energetic and sometimes rowdy bunch, they were a group hungry for spiritual growth and eager to embrace everything La Vida had to offer. La Vida curricula such as...
by La Vida | Jan 28, 2022 | Adventure Pursuits, Be Here Now, Devotionals, Rock Gym, Spiritual Formation, Staff Stories
By Sam Craig, Director of Adventure Pursuits and Rock Gym “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matt. 6:26 ESV) It all began a few years ago. I...
by La Vida | Feb 24, 2021 | Be Here Now, College Expeditions, COVID-19, Solo, Spiritual Formation
“I definitely am so extraverted and I love people and I get my energy from people,” shared Mikayla Weaver, ‘23, in an interview with La Vida. “but I’m also really empathetic so sometimes I know that I need a break from people to process my own emotions and to separate...
by Amber.Hausman | May 16, 2020 | Be Here Now, Staff Stories
By Amber Hausman Last summer, Nate and I went to the newly renovated Hotel Saranac for a date night of dinner and dancing. We entered the ballroom a little timid and waited for the class to start. As we moved along to the beat, we heard our instructor, Vanessa Pillen,...
by Amber.Hausman | May 7, 2020 | Be Here Now, Staff Stories
By Ashley Miller ’13 I imagine that anyone who has participated in a La Vida Adirondack trip still thinks of the phrase “be here now” from time to time. Participants hear this phrase as a response to many questions, “What time is it? How long is our hike? Where...
