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Running down Mt. Kilimanjaro
by Diana Kilby (a 2011 Tanzania roadmonkey) My ascent of Kilimanjaro is something that some people can relate too; but my descent is something that few people have seen or experienced. I decided I would run down the trail to the main gate, the day after the Roadmonkey team had summited Mt. Kilimanjaro. I had [...]
Posted in Adventure Philanthropy, expeditions
Also tagged adventure, culture, Diana Kilby, East Africa, exploring, kilimanjaro, Roadmonkey, running, Tanzania, volunteering, voluntourism
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The Art of Surf Stoke in Nicaragua
by Maya Seaman I grew up in Leucadia, a coastal town near San Diego where surfing is a religion. For me, it started as an alternative to smoking pot or listening to my parents fight. My first board came out of a neighbor’s trash can and my first blister came from walking barefoot to the [...]
Posted in Smart Risks
Also tagged adventure, beaches, Central America, expeditions, Maya Seaman, Nicaragua, Popoyo, Roadmonkey, stoke, surf, surfing, vacations, waves
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Wanted: Web Design Intern
Roadmonkey, the world’s first adventure philanthropy company, is looking for a tech-savvy intern to manage and expand our website, roadmonkey.net, as well as create and edit short videos for the site. We have an office in Santa Monica, CA, but will consider qualified people based elsewhere who can work remotely. Roadmonkey combines kickass adventures in nature [...]
Posted in Adventure Philanthropy
Also tagged "web design", adventure, internship, jobs, Roadmonkey, software
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Travel The World. Meet New People. Slap Them Around.
Have you ever wanted to use a large, pot-bellied man as a musical instrument? You’re not the first. If that didn’t make you laugh…you have issues.
Posted in Smart Risks
Also tagged fat, music, musicians, obesity, orchestra, pot belly
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The Meaning of Roadmonkey
Many people ask us what Roadmonkey means. Not literally but figuratively. Except non-English speakers, who actually do want to know the dictionary definition of road • monk • ey. (There isn’t one). Roadmonkey means all of the things below. But it also means what you have come to think of Roadmonkey. The definition lives [...]
Posted in Adventure Philanthropy, Kickass Exploring, Mindful Living, Smart Risks
Also tagged creativity, culture, happiness, identity, meaning, Roadmonkey
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