tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385377937065590442024-02-06T21:21:20.050-05:00Global Citizenship ProjectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-16979939726020576272016-03-12T16:35:00.000-05:002016-03-12T16:35:46.440-05:00Two countries
Here we are on our next-to-last night in this amazing place. We have heard about national branding and the promotion of tourism from the Botswana Investment and Trade Center, and we have heard from the US Embassy Economics Officer about the challenges of doing business in Botswana as a foreigner. We have interacted with tutors and school children in an after-school program for vulnerable youthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128471809223693351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-86690318201820803672016-03-09T08:08:00.000-05:002016-03-09T08:08:13.017-05:00Two steps forward, and one drive backwards: Dominican life in reverse.
The past two days have been extremely busy ones, so it's time for a recap! Monday we started the day by going to visit a small children's school and a water filtering place. We learned how they were able to filter water and provide it to the community at a low cost. We even got to see them sealing the water bottles.
After that, we headed to a local hospital. This hospital, however, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02178003595463292816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-4151964204439557802016-03-08T11:55:00.000-05:002016-03-08T11:55:10.946-05:00Hope and PeaceTwo words that describe our day: hope and peace.
Here is another: lekgoa--a complicated word in Satswana, the language spoken in Botswana. Uttered by a child when seeing a white adult make for example, it may seem innocent enough. "Lekgoa!" or "White man!" (I remember similar comments from smiling, inquisitive children in China when I was there a year ago on a teaching exchange.) Spoken by an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128471809223693351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-76877463436834453262016-03-08T06:31:00.002-05:002016-03-08T06:31:35.968-05:00Kaadinchey!
One thing to know about a country with a lot of stray dogs: bring earplugs because there will be a lot of barking and you will without a doubt be woken up before you want to be.
We started our second day with a talk by Dr. Saamdu, a Lama who gave us a presentation about how Bhutan measures their growth and success. Rather than measuring by gross domestic product, they measure in gross Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293356734344124876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-83459853822393912212016-03-07T17:30:00.001-05:002016-03-07T17:30:57.995-05:00Oslo, Norway
27,183 steps per day later in this beautiful city has been the experience of a lifetime. Everyone is more friendly than we expected them to be. We love everyone in this group and we have all connected with each other more than we all thought possible. The architecture of the city blends traditional with modern and constantly captivates the eye. The smells of the city tantalize the nose Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695265962502586050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-40429592033899683682016-03-07T15:30:00.000-05:002016-03-07T15:30:18.751-05:00Team Botswana, GCP 2016
It took a while; but we made it safely and on time in Gaborone on Saturday afternoon. This whimsical elephant statue (life-sized) met us at the airport!
Wasting no time, we had a good dinner at our hotel, enjoyed a lovely evening settling in and planning details for our first day at Thamaga Pottery (with our guide in this photo),
Next, we were on to lunch and finally, to LizEnglandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610271607656217206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-88147787250363779722016-03-07T10:43:00.000-05:002016-03-07T11:10:07.860-05:00Bhutan group finally takes Bhutan
After 36 hours of travel we finally landed in Bhutan! If you have a couple of minutes, do yourself a favor and look up videos of the fly in to Bhutan. It was absolutely breathtaking and I wish that the pictures on my phone could have done it justice. The descent starts with being able to see the peak of Mt. Everest peeking through the clouds and we continue down through the Himalaya Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293356734344124876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-35018120092699508352016-03-06T21:46:00.000-05:002016-03-06T21:46:16.945-05:00Put the lime in the coconut, and shake it all up!
¡Day 2 in la República Domincana fue muy increíble! We started out the morning by attending a church service with our Nazarene host family. We got to meet all of the kids during their class time, and they were all SUPER adorable. Most of the(3 hour long) service was in Spanish; we got to see a baby dedicated to the church, we got to partake in Holy Communion, and our group made our debut with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02178003595463292816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-44501484533977228392016-03-05T21:58:00.001-05:002016-03-05T21:58:13.149-05:00Blancos Blancos! That's as blancos as they come...
Official day one has come to an end here in la República Dominicana! We're having great fun, and only half of us are sunburnt. We went out to spend some time walking around this evening to explore the community. We caught some gorgeous views and priceless moments. As we were walking, some boys were going by us, and seeing as there aren't a lot of white people around on a daily basis, we hearAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02178003595463292816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-59576154016805188222016-03-05T18:57:00.000-05:002016-03-07T10:13:35.293-05:00From Shendoah, to ShenDOHA, and beyond: traveling with a double agent
The Bhutan Group is currently 27+ hours in to our travel and we are still not at our final destination. Don't let that fool you though, we've already had a couple of adventures along the way.
Hour 1 in to travel: we had just arrived to Dulles airport and were getting ready to check in for our boarding passes when one of group members, Ryan, realized his wallet had found its way out of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293356734344124876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-68126980882482224212016-03-05T10:22:00.002-05:002016-03-05T10:22:17.586-05:00Travel status updateGCP groups going to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Norway, and Botswana have all arrived. The Bhutan group is in transit at Doha and are still en route as they have the furthest distance to travel. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-8963886288729471742016-03-04T22:44:00.001-05:002016-03-04T22:44:42.385-05:00Did someone say cheese and bananas... Or was that empanadas?
This GCP group has officially arrived in the Dominican Republic!! After a snow-filled 4:30AM call time and a LONG day of travel, we are safe in our house for the week playing some fun games.
On our flight from Panama to Santo Domingo today, our snack was a choice between a cheese empanada and a beef croissant. Coincidentally enough, we all thought that our flight attendant was offering Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02178003595463292816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-60134973908332960132016-03-04T18:13:00.004-05:002016-03-04T18:13:55.219-05:00GCP 2016 groups have departed campusFrom 4:30 am to 4:00 pm today, the five GCP groups have departed campus and are at various stages in their journeys. Stay tuned for updates as we receive them...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-61690759740675856392015-03-27T16:30:00.000-04:002015-03-28T10:23:00.521-04:00A Priceless Gift in Cambodia
On our second day in Cambodia, my fellow 11 GCP travelers
and I set out with our guide, Sopheara (which translates to “handsome”) to the
countryside. Our plans included visiting an ancient temple and a Buddhist
monastery and having a traditional lunch with a local family, who we were told,
did not speak or understand English. Our guide would translate our questions
and their responses.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-51252930906656489772015-03-18T22:48:00.003-04:002015-03-18T22:48:54.364-04:00"Where are you from?" vs. "What do you do?"
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-53952110480237002212015-03-16T11:45:00.001-04:002015-03-16T11:45:50.440-04:00GCP Fiji: My little Fijian Photobook PT2: Kioa IslandUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-69287729985404955822015-03-16T11:05:00.001-04:002015-03-16T11:05:05.254-04:00GCP Fiji: My Little Fijian Photobook PT 1: Dulles International to Savusavu
Dulles International Airport - Thor's Reckoning
Los-Angeles International Airport
Nadi
Plane ride from Nadi to Savusavu
Savusavu
Savusavu: Fijian Farmers Market
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-26253901393044715992015-03-15T19:28:00.000-04:002015-03-15T19:31:55.546-04:00Philippines: "Shenoah you didn't" #fierce Written by: Julia Falkenklous
Our last day in Manila was beautiful. We enjoyed our last taste of warm air, the noisy honking of jeepney's, and our tour guides asking us to huddle together once again for "one last picture with the banner." American Manila Cemetery & Memorial was unforgettable with a total of over 17,000 graves of fallen American soldiers from World War II. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-7269616094327282662015-03-15T19:22:00.003-04:002015-03-15T19:22:27.933-04:00Philippines: last day in Dumaguete
Written by Adriana Myers:
Our last full day in Dumaguete: The City of Gentle People. Today we enjoyed a day of snorkeling at Apo Island. Many of us witnessed sea turtles in their habitat. And a few had close encounters with poisonous sea snakes. We enjoyed a delicious lunch on the boat before sun bathing - resulting in many sun burns.
Before boarding the plane to go back toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-55296849146590738602015-03-15T19:22:00.001-04:002015-03-15T19:26:28.550-04:00#Fiji#SummaryBeing selected for the Global Citizenship Project was the most rewarding experience of my life. When my name was called and Fiji was announced as the country I was chosen for, I pictured beautiful beaches, hot sun, and palm trees (as most people would). What I experienced was so much more than that. Fiji welcomed us with open arms. After a full day of travel, we finally met Tim, our Peace Corps Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-62606626984657045872015-03-15T15:49:00.002-04:002015-03-15T15:49:37.376-04:00Fiji National University - Humanities Department Sometimes
I don't think that I realize how advanced we are as Americans compared
to a lot of places. FNU has a short existence of five years, however it
was created by merging many schools of various disciplines that were
previously established in Suva. Walking around the campus made me feel
sort of like I was in the barracks at VMI. The building were all cinder
block, with limited air Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-52651810796980457342015-03-15T04:59:00.001-04:002015-03-15T04:59:53.055-04:00Saying GoodbyeWe are down to our final hours in Cambodia. In just a little while we will board a plane headed home. As I reflect on the past week I've learned to appreciate the beautiful chaos that is Cambodia. I've become more confident in my abilities to navigate unfamiliar streets, ask questions when I'm not sure, and celebrate small victories such as taking a tuk tuk for the first time. I am continually Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0The Pavilion Hotel 227 19, Phnom Penh11.559003 104.92987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-38721846720595264452015-03-14T12:54:00.002-04:002015-03-14T12:54:34.887-04:00Retroactive Cambodia Blog Part 2So before I try to finish updating everyone on the trip I just want to acknowledge a couple things:
1. He absolutely saw that episode of the Chapelle show, which made the joke that much better.
2. Annie told me that I used the word "incredible" and its variants too much in my last post. I wrote it at 5:30 am Friday morning - the fact that it got written is incredible in itself.
Soooooo we leftUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038537793706559044.post-40333607676174190982015-03-13T12:25:00.001-04:002015-03-13T13:13:02.676-04:00Malaysia day 5&6On day 5, We left the Asli Farm Resort and drove by van to the city of Malacca. We experienced a Malaysian "rest stop" during the drive, where we stopped for a break and snacks, including curry rolls, hard boiled eggs, toast with coconut jam and chicken sticky buns. Malacca is much smaller than Kuala Lumpur, but rich in history. We learned that the city got its' name from the Malacca tree, which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0