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LETTER HOME: HAVE CLASSROOM, WILL TEACH

LETTER HOME: HAVE CLASSROOM, WILL TEACH

Posted 05 June 2011 | By | Categories: Morocco, Reflection | 1 Comment

Dear Family and Friends, It was a very long 36-hour transfer from Cape Town. But I arrived to Marrakech in weary, yet optimistic spirits.

JUNE HOST ORGANIZATION: YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

JUNE HOST ORGANIZATION: YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

Posted 02 June 2011 | By | Categories: Morocco | 3 Comments

Morocco became a fanaticized destination at a very young age. As a boy of tens years, I would devour books about animals, and I soon came across American writer who penned wonderful tales about horses. Her name was Marguerite Henry.

GALLERY: MARCH IN PERU

GALLERY: MARCH IN PERU

Posted 31 March 2011 | By | Categories: Peru, Photo | 2 Comments

A selection of imagines from my month volunteering in Trujillo, Peru.

LETTER HOME: I WAS FORCED TO ASSERT THAT MY FOREARMS WERE NOT THE PLACE TO SCULPT VAGINAS

LETTER HOME: I WAS FORCED TO ASSERT THAT MY FOREARMS WERE NOT THE PLACE TO SCULPT VAGINAS

Posted 13 March 2011 | By | Categories: Peru, Reflection | 3 Comments

Dear Family and Friends, A new year of classes began on Monday morning for students at Collegio San Francisco de Asis in the neighborhood of La Esperanza (Trujillo, Peru). And I was there to remind them that white westerns are indeed the weirdest of all races.

TEACHING ENGLISH ABROAD: IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL WORK OR ANOTHER FORM OF NEOCOLONIALISM?

TEACHING ENGLISH ABROAD: IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL WORK OR ANOTHER FORM OF NEOCOLONIALISM?

Posted 08 March 2011 | By | Categories: Peru, Question | 11 Comments

My destination this month is Peru. And my volunteer work is teaching the English language to elementary school children.

MARCH HOST ORGANIZATION: HORIZON PERU

MARCH HOST ORGANIZATION: HORIZON PERU

Posted 01 March 2011 | By | Categories: Peru | 4 Comments

“THE ONLY WAY TO BE FREE IS TO BE EDUCATED” The above quote greets visitors to the organization website that has agreed to host me for the month of March. Horizon Peru is a community initiative that provides free education to a community that struggles economically. My volunteer time will be most likely spent teaching [...]