Greetings from Nigeria! From the moment we arrived in Abuja, Nigeria we have been flooded with the kindness of Nigerians.聽 Our safety is a high importance to the city of Jos and we all are feeling incredibly safe and protected.聽 Everyone is having great, eye-opening experiences with our host families and are treated as if....
Week 1 in Germany
The past few days have been very interesting. On Friday, I ventured away from home with 16 other 91短视频 students, Moira, and our helper Salom茅 to discover the people, cultures, challenges, language, and great aspects of Germany. The plane ride was great relaxation and gave us some preparation time for our adventure ahead. We then....
Returning Latin America Cross-cultural Chapel
The returning Spring 2009 Guatemala Cross-cultural group shared reflections and adventures from their experiences in Central America in chapel on April 20. 聽Listen to it on the 91短视频 Podcast.
Final reflections from India
We recently arrived back in Delhi for our final stay in India!! For the past week we’ve been in Mussoorie, once again surrounded by the beautiful Himalayas. While we were there we stayed at Woodstock, an international boarding school. It was a very peaceful and relaxing place. During our stay we did some hiking, played....
Coffee
The coffee industry has had a major impact on the lives of most of Central America麓s rural communities. In many cases, it has further impoverished families, creating land tenure problems and trapping small growers in a cycle of low selling prices and high production costs. However, some small coffee growers have found that by forming....
Village life in the Himalayas
This past week was an incredible cultural experience in which we learned about village life in the Himalayas.聽 We were connected to the villages by a local NGO called SIDH, or the Society for Integrated Development of the Himalayas. This organization helps provide a good education to rural children by giving them a solid base....
The astonishing beauty of India
Returning for our final stay in the colorful state of Rajasthan, we arrived in the city of Udaipur, renowned for its multiple, majestic lakes. We spent some time touring local attractions such as the massive city palace and recuperating from the weary fatigue that accompanies intense travel. After a couple of days of sightseeing and....
Free travel reports
Group: Peyton Erb, Cassie Leatherman, Rebecca Copeland, Yvonne Stauffer I think we are all equally exhausted tonight. We went on a white water rafting trip today in the Pico Bonito forest just outside of La Ceiba, Honduras. First our guide had all of us stand together and say a prayer before our trip. Then they....
Mining in Honduras
Our visit to ASONOG in Santa Rosa de Copan was very fascinating.聽 I thought that it was very cool that we could make that connection from our speaker in the first week of orientation, Francisco Machado, to the organization that he worked with in Honduras and actually see the work they’re doing that is so....
Reports from the India/Pakistan border
Amritsar proved to be a very interesting learning experience for me. While it wasn’t my favorite city, we saw some fascinating sights. Our first stop in the city was Jallianwala Bagh, or the site of the Amritsar Massacre. I first remember learning about this in high school when we watched the movie “Ghandi,” but to....