Author Archives: Lauren

Pura Vida: Student Blog from Costa Rica

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Lauren

This is the second in a series of Putney summer blogs from the field.  Travel with Putney student Nicky Rault as he reports on his group’s recent adventures in Costa Rica on Putney’s Community Service program in Costa Rica. …

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Down Under: Crocs, Koalas, and Clown Fish in Australia

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Lauren

So, what exactly are Putney students doing around the globe this summer?  We hope you enjoy this firsthand account of recent adventures Down Under, the first in a series of Putney summer program blogs to be featured here.  This blog …

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Saludos from Costa Rica

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Lauren

Director, Lauren McDowell, takes us along on her most recent trip to Costa Rica where she visits the people and places that make our Community Service and Language Learning programs in the country so special.  Read about the villages our …

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Slideshow: What Really Happens in Excel

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Lauren

Ever wonder what really happens on Putney Excel programs around the world each summer?  Or why taking one of Excel’s dynamic, field-based seminars is nothing like school?  Take a look at some of last summer’s Excel students in action as …

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Slideshow: Food for Thought

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Lauren

FOOD.  It is said that one of the best ways to learn about another culture is to sit down with a local and try the food.  And that’s just what we do each summer here at Putney.  We travel to …

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Putney Perspectives

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lauren

Associate Director, Lauren McDowell, dug through our trove of photos from Summer 2010 to bring us a slideshow of some of the world’s most striking vistas and this summer’s most magical moments.  Take a look! …

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