Monday, June 10th, 2013

At White House, liberal hawks ascend

The elevation of Susan Rice as national security advisor and Samantha Power as U.N. envoy hints at a foreign policy fight.With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed… [Read Full Article]

Saturday, April 06th, 2013

Investigative Journalism - Xieng Khuang to Luang Prabang and Home Again

"Thongchanh discusses monastic life with a young novice." We ride aloft in air-conditioned comfort, our safe passage facilitated on a ribbon of concrete threading through bomb-riddled mountains. Scenes of endemic poverty roll by the tinted bus windows like history repeating itself. Thatched-roof dwellings frame the margins of the road, bamboo-woven walls, mud-packed floors.  Barefoot children chase chickens, women bathe unselfconsciously outside,… [Read Full Article]

Sunday, March 31th, 2013

Santa Barbara Middle School - Memories from the Past

By AlexToday, we went to a Buddhist temple. When we got to the courtyard before the temple entrance, we boughtbirds for 20,000 dong (1 dollar) each and set them free and said a prayer for good luck. We had to take off our shoes before we walked inside. When we did, we saw dozens of people praying to three giant Buddhas,… [Read Full Article]

Saturday, March 30th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - March 30th - Hanoi

March 30thHanoiBy CarterI am happy to report that Bea is slowly realizing that the joke is over and that the free-range chicken has been obtained. We are happy to be coming home tomorrow, yet it will be a somber goodbye to this paradise known by many as Vietnam. It has been an amazing experience and we could not have asked… [Read Full Article]

Friday, March 29th, 2013

Santa Barbara Middle School - Saigon

Day 2 By ZacI woke up this morning around 6 in the morning. We all took showers and went off to eat breakfast in the hotel.Then we went on a bus ride to the War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the museum of American War Crimes.) I was disturbed by the horrifying images of effects of the Vietnam war. As we… [Read Full Article]