Sanitation Services & Environmental Racism in Salvador

Given a student question in our second video call about how Salvador handles cleanliness, today I'll discuss the various services implemented to care for the city!

Albert's Journey to Peru

I'm Albert and I'm a Peace Corps volunteer living in Huaraz, Peru! This year I will be working with the Peruvian government on mountain ecosystems research.

Garbage Trucks: a Luxury Not Found in a Village

Garbage trucks aren't popular in rural Africa. Instead, locals rely on re-using waste or burning it. 

El medio ambiente cerca de Bogotá

Les voy a enseñar sobre el medio ambiente cerca de Bogotá, una situación que nunca verías en los Estados Unidos.

A Typical Week as a Student in Finland: Winter Edition

Have you ever wondered what a typical week looks like for an international student studying in Finland? I'm so excited to share with you what my week is like in Jyväskylä, Finland! 

My Logbook for the Week... Doron the Shepherd!

Hello everyone! It was a quiet week aside from a trip I took to a Bedouin farming village in the Negev desert. The picture you see if all of the village's sheep. Can you count them all?

A School Day in Spain!

Let's learn about what school is like in Spain! Many aspects differ from U.S. schools, but can you find similarities, too? After reading, consider which aspects of school you prefer in each country!

Mongolia's Nine Nines

Why do my Mongolian friends say winter ends when rice stops freezing? This article follows my experience learning the Nine Nines: a tradition that tracks winter through everyday signs. 

Treaty Day and Northern Ireland

Treaty Day in Washington honors the signing of the Treaty of Point Elliot. In Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement similarly worked to make peace between two major groups.

Typical Week in the Life

Enjoy some blurbs describing a typical week in my life in Bălți, Moldova.

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