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

If you are a teacher considering whether to bring students abroad, you’ve probably felt the weight of that decision now more than ever. Shifting U.S. travel advisories, international tensions, and a news cycle that never slows down. These are very real issues that deserve real acknowledgement. At Ecology Project International, these questions are always at the forefront of our minds: Should we travel right now? Is it worth the hassle? We believe the answer is yes, and we want

What are the odds? Two childhood friends once traveled to Mexico together on an EPI trip, and years later, fate brought them back together, this time as coworkers. In this interview, they share what that journey meant to them, how their paths crossed again, and what it's really like to work alongside someone who's been part of your story since the beginning.

I am an anxious traveler and an overpacker. I don’t get out of the country much, and I get SUPER motion sick on planes. Despite all of this, I found myself on a flight to Costa Rica in the middle of March. Here’s how it went