Friday, May 30th, 2014
Cuban Skating
Cuba isn't known for its non-conformists, so skateboarding, with its counter-cultural roots, is not a sport that has been encouraged on the Caribbean island. But a group of young individuals are still ollie-ing and grinding through the streets of Havana.The below video (created for Cuba Skate by Humanity's Gaston Blanchet) focuses on Cuban skater Yojani Pérez Rivera and he and his friends' journey to… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program
Monday, May 05th, 2014
Cambodia Trip - Mira Costa High School
Mustang Morning News(click to view video)Cambodia Tripby Aili David on May 2, 2014 in Arts & Life, PeopleDuring spring vacation 2014, some Costa students went on a trip to Cambodia with the goal of producing several documentaries on social injustices in the country such as sex-trafficking, traditional living arts, and landmines. Students toured around to historical sites as well as serving people in need along the… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,education travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel
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
Monday, April 28th, 2014
Cambodia: Spirituality of the everyday
Cambodia: Spirituality of the everyday.Michael HernandezMichael teaches cinematic arts and broadcast journalism in Los Angeles.www.cinehead.comThe resilience and optimism of the Buddhist culture of Cambodia left a lasting impression on this non-religious westerner--one of humbleness, awareness of the world around me and a sense of the temporary nature of all things. Whether it was the genocide at the hands of the… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Cambodia Student Trips,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel