Thursday, May 01th, 2014
Have they healed yet? Western dreams about Rwanda
Shattered societies cannot be mended with pills or analysis or technology or foreign aid. Our need to hear that Rwanda is ‘healing’ tells us more about ourselves than it does about Rwanda.Rwandan genocide survivors listen to the testimony of a fellow survivor in Kigali. Credit: Melissa Musgrove/www.melissamusgrove.com. All rights reserved.For the last ten years I have been involved in development projects… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
Street Life of Cambodia
Michael HernandezMichael teaches cinematic arts and broadcast journalism in Los Angeles.www.cinehead.comOn a recent visit to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, I was impressed with the improvisational nature of street life. Scooters weave between each other at intersections without signal lights, trash stacked in piles on sidewalks at night is neatly swept up in the morning, and street vendors cook noodles at… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful
Wednesday, April 09th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Body, Mind and Spirit
by Logan Fields on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaI’m not a religious guy. I don’t believe in god. I feel silly doing my jewish stuff and all. Yet, I really felt something almost magical when listening to the Shmote with the lighting of the incense was one of the most powerful experiences i’ve felt so far. I almost could visualize the souls of… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel
Saturday, April 05th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Remembrance of the Past
by Derek Russell on April 4, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaTuol Sleng Prison stands as a monument of the unspoken horrors and tragedies of the Khmer Rouge. The broken and corroding walls of the once high school convey a strong lesson, displaying an event that seeks to never occur again. With pictures of the victims on the wall and torture tools in clear sight, it… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel,Student travelers
Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Cambodia 2014
by Jennifer Marer on April 3, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaSo we arrived in Cambodia yesterday.It was late. I think most people went to sleep at like two am, and then we woke up about 5-6 hours later for breakfast.I believe this was called “sleeping in”.Anyways.Some time around nine, we walked to the Royal Palace. And this was actually one of the best and worst… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel