A Very Satisfying Job! Aswell as being Area Manager for ECI I have been a Trip Leader on many occasions. It is always such a satisfying job being a Trip Leader as you see the great transformation that takes place in the students both linguistically and in their own maturity and awareness of the world… [Continue Reading]
See our 2010 San Francisco Trips Blogs!
November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Photos and stories from last summer’s adventures While our trips are abroad, the ECI chaperones update a running trip blog with images and information about the experience the students are having. Our parents love being able to stay connected with new updates about their child’s travel. For students and parents considering a 2011 trip, I… [Continue Reading]
To Blog or Not to Blog?
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
That is the question Well, it was the question facing us here at ECI this month as we entered the pre-launch phase for the latest version of our website, now in its ninth year, and moving into its fourth style incarnation. Although the majority of the time our attention is of course focused squarely upon… [Continue Reading]
Eyes Wide Open
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
You hardly notice your surroundings when you’re 16. Your friends. The social stuff. That’s what matters. This is how you define yourself. Seeing the world only through your eyes. But travel gives you new ways of seeing. Clear. Fresh. In a way not possible at home. It can happen unexpectedly. A stone façade in the… [Continue Reading]
How Will I Live Without My Cell Phone?
June 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The raft drew beyond the middle of the river; the boys pointed her head right, and then lay on their oars.
The river was not high, so there was not more than a two or three mile current. Hardly a wor
