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 | Jan 8, 2024 | College Expeditions, Commitment Move
To ring in the New Year, La Vida’s executive director will travel internationally to scout out new locations for future expeditions. La Vida’s Abigail Stroven and former trip leaders Hannah Donnelly and Electa Sutton will travel to the trails of Chile’s Patagonia...
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...
by La Vida | Aug 30, 2023 | Adirondack Expeditions, College Expeditions, Staff Stories
At the end of every La Vida Adirondack Expedition, participants are driven 8.6 miles away from base camp and challenged to run, safely and at their own pace, back to camp before packing up gear and loading up the vans for their return home. For many participants,...
