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China volunteer Signe Knutson explores the lessons she’s learned about community at her post – OYY Middle School. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke of a Beloved Community. An interrelated, global community founded on nonviolence, tolerance, and respect. I … Continue reading
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Karen Schousboe, a volunteer at Kant Kaw Education Centre, describes her students’ aspirations of service and community building in Myanmar. ———————————————————————————————————- I came here with the idea of service in my mind. At VIA’s pre-departure training we continually discussed the double-edged … Continue reading
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VIA continues to diversify the student population we have on our programs and we were very excited to establish a partnership with the School of Economics at Peking University (PKU). Four students from PKU joined the American Language & Culture … Continue reading
Taiwanese Business and Culture (TBC) is a unique and engaging program designed to introduce VIA alumni to different facets of business and culture in Taiwan through company visits, lectures on Taiwanese business and economy, cultural presentations, and touring activities. Members … Continue reading
VIA’s Japan Alumni Committee (JAC) Junior Group led by Keisuke Inagaki (2011 ALC alum) organized events to support this year’s 60 participants on the American Language & Culture (ALC) program from Japan and passed on their love and appreciation of … Continue reading
Michael Goldrich, a medical student at UCSF joined the 2012 Exploring Health Care (EHC) program as a coordinator. Over the summer he had a chance to visit Japan to re-unite with the medical students who joined the EHC. ———————————————————————————————————- Why … Continue reading
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Amy, a 2nd-year Vietnam volunteer, reflects on feeling at home in Vietnam. ———————————————————————————————————- I’m two months into my second year in Hue, Vietnam, which puts my total time of living in Vietnam at 14 months. I teach at Hue University’s College … Continue reading
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Maura Lillis, a 2nd year Indonesia volunteer at YDD, describes the effects of international technology initiatives on her time in the field, and explains the type of work she’s doing in Bali. ———————————————————————————————————- Greetings from my new home in Denpasar, … Continue reading
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Grace Kistler-Fair, one of our Indonesia volunteers in Surakarta, describes an incident of culture shock at a heavy metal concert with fellow VIA vol Michael Paul. ———————————————————————————————————- Since arriving in Indonesia, I have been pleasantly surprised at the relative ease … Continue reading
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On my very first day before teaching, I stood on the stair landing taking a few deep breaths before entering the classroom. I had gone in to set up the room half an hour earlier, and every single student had … Continue reading
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