Where is your money going? Image by Pixabay user HeatherPaque. Volunteer work in a foreign country conjures images of travellers working with some of the poorest members of our global community…
Nails, Part II
I am in Haiti for the third time. Unlike the first two times, when I traveled here for work, this time I am here for pleasure. Though it’s possibly a…
Make a difference while travelling in Cambodia
Cambodia is one place where your help can really make a difference. The country has gone through years of disaster, which means your time spent working as a volunteer abroad will be…
Tears, punches and yelling: welcome to hockey
Sports are everywhere. Professional athletes are some of the most grotesquely overpaid individuals in the modern world; children everywhere idolize these individuals. Parents are endlessly encouraged to push their children…
Rejection: More Than Just Classroom Antics
During my final week in Tanzania, something different happened in school. As our dalla approached the familiar building we could already sense something out of the ordinary. I felt very…
Learning to Teach in Ghana, part 2
The Tuskegee International School, where I would be teaching for the duration of my stay, seemed to be barely a school at all. Surrounded by tall walls painted with murals…
Mothering
Christo jumps up into my arms and kisses my face, over and over and over and over. His big toothless smile and wide eyes are absolutely irresistible. You never see…
The People Working – AND LIVING – in and Around Angkor Wat
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/ His tiny form flitted past the hole in the stone wall so fast I thought he might be a forest spirit….