Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
Francis Parker - Vietnam 2014
Day 6: Mekong Delta HomestayToday, we awoke in Hanoi for the last time. We packed our bags and headed for the airport to say goodbye to our tour guide Alex, who has offered wonderful insight into the history and culture of Vietnam, and to start our flight to the Mekong River delta.When we arrived in the Mekong in the late… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
Francis Parker - Vietnam 2014
Stay TunedIn the Mekong Delta, we will continue documenting each day of our experiences through words, pictures, and video. However, we will not be uploading until we leave the delta and head to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) on the 18th. So stay tuned for a bunch of new postings from the jewel of Southeast Asia! [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
Francis Parker - Vietnam 2014
Day 5: HanoiAs we spent our last day in Hanoi, we were able to see the blend of tradition and progress in Vietnamese society that we have seen in the city thus far as we explored the Museum of Ethnology. We also spent time with and said goodbye to our pen pals from Hanoi University as we shopped in a… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel tours,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel
Friday, February 14th, 2014
Francis Parker - Vietnam 2014
Day 4: HanoiIn our first blog, we noticed the "antitheses" that are prevalent in Vietnam. Today, this theme was driven home as we experienced blending of both ideas and cultures in our early morning run, visit to the Temple of Literature, and return to the Peace Village. Since the purpose of our trip to Vietnam is global education (learning about… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel
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