On the bugs For anyone that doesn’t know me: imagine the stereotypical “girl” character that freaks out around small beetles. Great, now you know how the Amazon bugs treated me. I don’t consider myself a bug hater, or an easily scared person. But the moment I got here and realized how big some of these …
WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL! Project World School will be donating 100 bags of cement and 1 full dump truck of sand to the Cochahuasi Animal Sanctuary! We are so incredibly grateful for all of your support! We will be updating our blog with progress of our Day of Service and keep you all informed as …
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Hello Cusco! We’re back. The past two weeks have been frantic apartment hunting, relationship building, retreat organizing madness. It’s been exhilarating. Now, I say “we’re back”, but really Lainie and Miro are back. This is my (Katie’s) first time here. And wow, I can understand why most people passing through for a week stay for …
Phew! We just arrived back in Lima, Peru after 24 hours of travel from Amsterdam. What an incredible trip! Lainie and Miro gave a TEDx Talk, we visited museums galore, got to catch up with our European friends, make new friends, and immerse ourselves in Dutch culture. We were able to finally meet Mel and …
Democratic education is an educational ideal in which democracy is both a goal and a method of instruction. It brings democratic values to education and can include self-determination within a community of equals, as well as such values as justice, respect and trust. Conferences are meant for networking, right? Well, I’d say we did a fairly …