Hey everyone,
My name is Clayton and I created this blog as a helpful and fun way to keep people updated about my fundraising progress as I raise money to go to Ecuador!
This year I am raising money to take a high school semester in Ecuador with an amazing organization called Kroka. I learned about Kroka this past fall, and immediately knew that I wanted to go. I have been working hard ever since to fundraise the 12,000 dollars needed for the four month long adventure.
My name is Clayton and I created this blog as a helpful and fun way to keep people updated about my fundraising progress as I raise money to go to Ecuador!
This year I am raising money to take a high school semester in Ecuador with an amazing organization called Kroka. I learned about Kroka this past fall, and immediately knew that I wanted to go. I have been working hard ever since to fundraise the 12,000 dollars needed for the four month long adventure.
The Kroka semester offers a total immersion into the fascinating Ecuadorian culture. I will learn about the culture by living with and helping Ecuadorian families. I will visit the indigenous Shiwakotcha tribes by raft to be taught their crafts and traditions. I will be able to learn about the land by exploring the rainforest and studying the plants and animals. Our group will build a cataraft and paddle the Amazonian rivers. In the last few weeks of the trip, we will attempt to reach the summit of the cone shaped, glacier-covered peak of Cotopaxi – one of the highest active volcanoes in the world at 19,347 feet. The semester has so many amazing experiences that I will earn 12 high school credits for the four months! Kroka teachers and staff, will prepare, train and guide us throughout the journey: beginning and concluding at Kroka’s farm and headquarters in southern New Hampshire.
I have always wanted to explore other parts of the world and this opportunity has come at a perfect time. I am nearing the point in life when I will have to make big decisions about my future. This trip will give me a deeper understanding of our world, another culture and who I am.
It is my dream to go on this adventure and my whole year is now focused on the priorities of learning Spanish and raising money. I have hired myself out as a composer and for odd jobs and am selling my artwork and crafts. I'm also organizing fun events, researching grants, and doing anything and everything to reach the $12,000 goal. I have over $9,000 and have plans that will raise all but a couple thousand!
To learn more about Kroka you can visit the Kroka Website
If you want to learn more about what I'm doing to raise money, you can follow these links:
(the links are same as above)
Posts
Events
Crafts
You can contact me at cloudharvest@gmail.com
Muchas Gracias,
Clayton Clemetson
