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by Katie Gannett
2 years ago
I can’t believe that the World Cup is over…I’ve gotten so used to watching the games all the time and listening to Shakira’s “Waka Waka” and K’naan’s “Wave Your Flag” every minute. It was quite a finish to the tournament, and I was very excited to...
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by Sophie Kainen
2 years ago
Today is my last day in Lilongwe, and it's bittersweet. Since we're still finding new things, I'm sad to leave. But 85% of Malawi's population lives in rural areas, and I'm ready to start learning about lending in villages. This afternoon the other...
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by Avraham Kenny
2 years ago
Tonight, I'll begin a week-long excursion to Rwanda's Eastern cousin, Kenya. The ultimate goal of the trip is to visit the headquarters of KIOF, the Kenyan Institute of Organic Farming. KIOF is an innovative organization that promotes rural...
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by Innessa Colaiacovo
2 years ago
I am way, way overdue starting this blog but things have been a little crazy. Even when I’m not explicitly working on an assignment or piece of research it’s requiring a lot of work to process what I’ve learned. So far, I’ve had the opportunity not...
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by Zack McCune
2 years ago
Back from the Rebel County, we are pleased to present our latest broadcast. Cork is a land where both gaelic football and hurling thrive, with hurling legend Christy Ring and the celebrated Nemo Rangers calling the county home. With a tour from Nemo...
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by Zack McCune
2 years ago
Heritage at Play documentary duo Zack McCune and Colleen Brogan returned to Croke Park to see another side of major GAA athletics. Hurling is an iconic Irish activity, with a unique wooden stick called a hurl used to hit around a sliotar (pronounced...
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by Ryan Lester
2 years ago
"…In October 2002, [Omar] Khadr was transferred to Guantanamo Bay prison camp where he was interrogated by U.S. and Canadian officials about connections to the terrorist group al Qaeda. In 2007, he was charged with murdering a U.S. soldier 'in...
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by Catherine Lutz
2 years ago
Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez
The world’s car population has exploded in recent years. The US has led the charge, for almost a decade now boasting more vehicles than licensed drivers. Fully a quarter of a billion cars...
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by Sarah K
2 years ago
After a week of being here, I’ve already seen so much, it’s hard to know where to start. The Pragati schools are wonderful. There are three of them, each named after whatever large building they are closest to. Vatika holds the...
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by Quyen Ngo
2 years ago
The electricity shut off again. So I’m attempting to type out this entry while it’s out and I’ll post it when I go to a coffee shop that is “legitimate” enough to not get its electricity shut off (if your store or restaurant is an expensive enough...
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by Avraham Kenny
2 years ago
Here in Kigali, I am affectionately known by the locals as a muzungu (rough translation: white guy). Being a muzungu has definitely colored my experience here and given me a lot to think about. In New York City, you walk down the street and people...
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by Sarah Gibson
2 years ago
Ironically enough, it took me several weeks and journeying to one of the most remote areas of Georgia to get the most reliable internet I've encountered so far. After a 10 hour busride from the capital, I'm in the mountainous are of upper Svaneti,...
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by Alina Kung
2 years ago
Between Taipei and Shanghai, I've done seven interviews. I do think this project is motivated by a general sense of need and striving to fulfill it, but I've been finding it hard to maintain momentum. I feel like I head in one direction without a...
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by Max Rosero
2 years ago
It's been a while since I last published something but things in Singapore have been very in recent weeks. Most of the work has centered around preparing for the aidha graduation that took place last weekend at INSEAD, a well-known international...
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by Sarah K
2 years ago
There have been a lot of highlights of my trip so far. But this is one of my favorites.
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by Katie Gannett
2 years ago
Opening Ceremony, Sepp Blatter and President Zuma
This week, the festival’s tournament games have taken place in Alexandra, a township of Johannesburg. Two turf fields were built for the festival, with one being surrounded by stands and...
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by Sammy McGowan
2 years ago
A few days ago I took one of our young students, Prudence, to a health clinic in Kibera. Teacher Julia, who teaches our baby class, noticed Prudence hadn't been eating lunch. She looked extremely malnourished and had been vomiting during class....
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by Avraham Kenny
2 years ago
Today marks the thirty-fifth day of my sixty-nine day journey. As it always does, the halfway point completely snuck up on me, despite my clear recollection of the one-quarter mark (day 17; night of the failed cassava bread). What really puzzles me...
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by Rafael Juliano
2 years ago
Somehow, no matter how much you prepare for a trip, or how well you feel, the unexpected is exactly that: unexpected!
I have come down with an annoyingly strong cold. Though I was sick for only three-four days, the lasting consequences...
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by Zack McCune
2 years ago
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Our friends in Ireland have insisted that it is in the country and not in the cosmopolitan bustle of city life that we will find a "true" Irish experience. Partially inspired by that idea, Zack...
