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 La Vida | Nov 30, 2020 | Discovery
Upon preparing to enter Gordon College, I was aware of the first-year outdoor education requirement– either Discovery, or an Adirondack Expedition. Even though I had outdoorsy experience before Gordon, doing trail crew and hiking often, I did not know what to expect....
by rachelh777 | Oct 17, 2018 | Discovery
Story and Photos By: Rachel Hoang, La Vida Intern Even though this quad is my fifth time serving as a Discovery Apprentice, the weekend camping trips never get old. Every class is different, packed with funny quirks, humor and their own sense of character. With each...
by Amber.Hausman | Nov 20, 2017 | College Expeditions, Discovery
We recently ran the second annual La Vida Center Spirit day at Gordon College to promote our Outdoor Education CORE programs: La Vida and Discovery. This year we convinced Professor Dan Johnson to do the Giant Swing outside of Frost and afterwards we opened up the...
by Amber.Hausman | Nov 18, 2015 | Discovery
By: Chris Perednia, First-Year Student at Gordon College Being human means always encountering something new and unforeseen, and that is certainly not a bad thing. Whether it be untapped knowledge, undiscovered places, or unique perspectives, there is always something...
by Amber.Hausman | Dec 2, 2014 | Discovery
A few weeks ago, my Discovery class and I traveled up to New Hampshire for our weekend outing. The first day we drove to Mt. Major and made the cold (and at times snowy) trek up the mountain. A beautiful view of Lake Winnipesauke awaited us at the top. The weekend was...
