Written by the Costa Rica program students These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of adventure. We all started our homestays and quickly became one with the Tico lifestyle. Some of us more rustic than others, such as Allie who gets up at 6 a.m. most mornings to milk the cows. Then there’s Elana […]
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I’m not the betting type, but I would theoretically wager a lot of money that at least 90% of those of you reading this blog have watched Invisible Children’s video about Joseph Kony and the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). Through an incredible demonstration of the power of Facebook and other media, almost 100 million viewers
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This week, the group’s leader Geno visited all the students in their host communities and shared the following with us today: The students are doing really well! All of them have started teaching and are really enjoying their host families. Here’s a brief update on each community: Allie & Elana are teaching at a school
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“Seeing lions devour a wildebeest,” “Experiencing Masai culture,” “Trying new foods and learning some words in Swahili and Luhya,” “The warm community welcome in Shisango,” “Seeing the effect of a finished classroom on the community.” These and many other highlights from our students in the Kenya programs inspired me to take my own trip to
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Host Community Research in Ecuador Sparked by an interest in learning more about the host community’s experience with our programs and a desire to continue creating meaningful, reciprocal relationships among all our participants, our Program Director Laura Litwiller traveled to Ecuador in 2010 to visit four communities that hosted Global Routes students between 2006-2010. Rio
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