My recent trip to Peru was an amazing experience that impacted me in a profound way. My studies of Peru among other Latin American countries have taught me that the vestiges of Spanish colonialism have remained despite 75 years of independence and continued efforts by some to change an unfair situation.   more »

Coming from Washington DC, where discussions about gentrification are always abound, I was surprised to find a similar discourse hundreds of miles south from home on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.    more »

Planning a trip this summer? Wondering where to go and what to do?
Here are some websites that will help ...   more »

Information and resources for anyone looking for their first international work or volunteer experience.   more »

Seven University of Michigan students got a taste of the real India recently--water problems, low literacy, poor infrastructure, ill-managed cities, and rural poverty.   more »

During the month of April I was offered an opportunity by a Watson Fellow in Botswana. To accompany him on a most unique of adventures into the heartland of Southern Africa, so as to get away from the coastal paradises of South Africa where one can forget what continent he/she is on. Malawi was my destination with a mission to gain some experience working with NGOs in the development context.   more »

Did you know that one of the top human activities contributing to climate change is flying in an airplane? But I've found a way around that.   more »