Wednesday, February 05th, 2014
How to Choose an Air Travel Search Site
Which airline booking sites offer the cheapest airfares?If your answer was Expedia — or any of the other dozens of online travel agencies — you’re wrong. If it was “They’re all the same,” you’re definitely wrong. “It’s so overwhelming, I have no idea”? You’re getting close.The real solution is finding the sites that best fit your specific travel needs —… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Our Amazing Group in Rwanda
Tribal dance honoring the cows.Warrior dancer Noah.One of 75 happy soccer ball recipients!Journal writing and reflection at Murambi.Singing 'Lean on Me' at the goat cooperative.Goat cooperative gives new hope for HIV-positive women.Lauren and Milo feed goats.Jacob and Chris inspire another game.Truth, Su Jin and BunniesThis one almost came home with us!Interviews on site.Coles little buddy.Mama, Milo and Nyamata survivor.Our traveling… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Harvard Westlake Rwanda 2014,Peace Works Travel
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
Photos from Rwanda
Milo and Noah help serve lunch at Aspire.Mike, kids and bubbles.Paul hugs a survivor.Justin Carr would be proud.Lauren gets cornrows.Sampson goes native.Katherine and Noah's new friends.African Dance Class.Su Jin, Lauren and Sampson the brave.Imani plays paddy-cake with a local girl.Happy teachers! Cheri Gaulke and Alethea Tyner Paradis [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,Educational travel programs,Harvard Westlake Rwanda 2014,Peace Works Travel
Monday, January 27th, 2014
Day One in Rwanda
We arrive in Kigali under cover of darkness, and awake the next morning to a stunning view of ochre earth hills adorned with verdant green.All the students are healthy, rested, enthusiastic for our explorations ahead.Our first excursion is to the Kigali genocide museum. Students questions are thoughtful, their observations sincerely revealing of active inquiry. Noah remarks that the propaganda cartoons… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,Harvard Westlake Rwanda 2014,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips
Wednesday, January 22th, 2014
Workers of the World, Faint!
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Just over two years ago, at the Anful Garments Factory in Kompong Speu Province, a young worker named Chanthul and 250 of her colleagues collapsed in a collective spell of fainting. They had to be hospitalized; the production line shut down.Two days later, the factory was back up, and the mass faintings struck again. A worker… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel