At EPI’s Missoula office, we love seeing pictures and hearing stories of your travels with us. So when a colleague shared a photo of a mural made by students after their time with EPI, I had to learn more. I ended up connecting with Samantha La, a recent graduate of Natomas Charter School in Sacramento, CA, who traveled to Yellowstone and México with EPI and helped spearhead the mural project once the group returned home. Here I tell you about what we talked!

Around the time I got my first Instagram I also went on my first EPI trip. My nerves surrounding EPI’s unplugged policy had less to do with being offline and more to do with being disconnected from my parents. 12 years later I went on my first EPI course as an adult and employee. Although adults don’t have to go unplugged on EPI courses , I decided to go as unplugged as possible. I wanted to challenge myself to feel as connected to the student experience as possible. Here is