I just can't wait any more. I HAVE to share this with you! Last month, I read THE best YA book I've ever read. The book, Cloak, is about enchants, travel, the magic of life, eating (Spam, or bugs, or...), friends, growing, learning, BEING.
Exploring the North Country: Not for the Faint of Heart
by Author and Filmmaker Walter Yates
Recently we received two really great picture books that show life in Asia. Written by Stacey Zolt Hara, the series is called Travel with Bella.
Toward Respectful Engagement: Reflections and Recommendations from Host Country Facilitators in Short-term Study Abroad
If someone told you they were going to put you on a small 100-passenger ship, and send you into one of the most potentially treacherous stretches of ocean for two full days of incredible adventure OR incredibly intense nausea, would you accept?
Florida Culture for the Week of January 16 by Josh Garrick
In my previous post (No-Cost Academic Travel) I described the concept of a working vacation–a 2 to 6 months overseas posting taken while on temporary leave from your teaching job (perhaps during sabbatical or summer break) while earning enough money to finance your stay in the host country. This is not unlike what many recent college graduates do when they opt to spend a year or two in the Peace Corps, VISTA, or Teach