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 | 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...
