Monday, March 30th, 2015
Cleaning a land riddled with bombs
International New York Times Sat, 28 Mar 2015 BY THOMAS FULLER One woman has led a single-minded effort to clean up the fallout of a nine-year American air campaign that made Laos one of the most heavily bombed places on earth. Thao Kae and his friends were foraging for their dinner, collecting the bamboo shoots that grow in the jungle… [Read Full Article]education travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Laos,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,War
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
The Scene of the Crime
A reporter’s journey to My Lai and the secrets of the past. BY SEYMOUR M. HERSH There is a long ditch in the village of My Lai. On the morning of March 16, 1968, it was crowded with the bodies of the dead—dozens of women, children, and old people, all gunned down by young American soldiers. Now, forty-seven years later,… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Vietnam Student Trips,Vietnam War,War
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Fifty years after the first US troops came ashore at Da Nang, the Vietnamese are still coping with unexploded bombs and Agent Orange. George Black February 25, 2015 | This article appeared in the March 16, 2015 edition of The Nation. On a mild, sunny morning last November, Chuck Searcy and I drove out along a spur of the old… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,free travel for teachers,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Power to the Peaceful,Vietnam Student Trips,Vietnam War,War
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Thursday, Feb. 19: The Final Countdown It may be cliché to say that everything seemed to go by too quickly, but there really is no other way to say it. Our trip took advantage of every minute of the day. While the days seemed long, in hindsight the trip went by all too fast. Each one of us made new… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Education,PWT Guest Bloggers
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Reflections on Cambodian Fortitude: Reconciling a Painful Past and a Moment of Bliss She is dressed like an ordinary young woman, albeit a glamorous one, wearing a professional-looking red dress and blazer. Suddenly, her face twists into an expression of intense grief as she opens her mouth to smote, or sing a funeral song. The high notes… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Student travelers,War