Blog Entries for the 'Traditions' Category
How can you put a new roof on a school, integrate technology with laptops and wireless, create a library and conduct a cultural exchange for very little money? Great partnerships and community involvement! Find out what students in NC and Belize did to make their world a better place.
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Posted on: June 27, 2011
Categories: AFAR, Archaeology, Belize, Education, Games Kids Play, News, School roof and library Belize, Traditions, Videos, ideas for educators, sustainability
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In Part I, the kids and I find out what it is REALLY like to go to an authentic meditation retreat in Thailand. In part II, find out if the kids make their escape. In the midst of Thai chanting, lack of food and 12 hours a day of tedious meditation practice, I make some discoveries.
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Posted on: May 12, 2011
Categories: Thailand, Traditions, What travel has taught us, meditation
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Fun in Thailand followed by a retreat where sleep deprivation, lack of food, and hours upon hours of chanting and meditation are the norm. Will the kids survive it, or will they make their escape?
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Posted on: May 12, 2011
Categories: Thailand, Traditions, What travel has taught us, meditation
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US vs Everyone else…
How many of you have ever traveled abroad? Chances are that if you are American you have never been anywhere but stateside, and most likely never will be. As a matter of fact, only 15-25% (depending on who you ask) of Americans even own a passport! Comparatively, 60-70% of Australians have passports, [...]
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Posted on: April 27, 2011
Categories: Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, Germany, How People Travel, New Zealand, Traditions, USA, What travel has taught us, entertainment
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Teresa talks about what she’s learned and likes about Buddhism and why she and the kids decided to spend 4 days learning to meditate at the Wat Mahathat Temple in Bangkok. Next post – how long we survive the grueling schedule
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Posted on: April 25, 2011
Categories: Thailand, Traditions, What travel has taught us
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Varanasi – mystical city on the Ganges
Podcast and blog about one of the most mystical places on earth! Travel along with us as we explore Varanasi. Did you know that not everyone can be cremated there? Find out who can be, and what happens to the others.
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Posted on: March 22, 2011
Categories: Blog, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Podcasts, Traditions
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From the way people eat to how they drive, a few of the cultural differences between the US and India.
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Posted on: February 24, 2011
Categories: Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Snacks and Food, Traditions, Travel Tips
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The kids in our computer / video class made this incredible movie about their day to day lives and their dreams for the future.
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Posted on: February 13, 2011
Categories: Children International, Economic Opportunity, Education, Environment, Health Care, Health Education- Calcutta, India, News, Poverty, Snacks and Food, Sports, Traditions, Videos, ideas for educators, recreation
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Picture your house (or apartment, or trailer, or box- whatever you’re currently living in). How big is it? It has few bedrooms, a kitchen, maybe a dining room if you’re lucky? I’m assuming you have at least one bathroom… that’s pretty standard, although most people have more. If, for some reason, you’re having a hard [...]
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Posted on: February 8, 2011
Categories: Children International, Economic Opportunity, Environment, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Poverty, Traditions, Water
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The mosquitoes will learn, I will show them. I will win the war against mosquitoes across the globe, and I have discovered a way to make this goal possible. So watch out my blood sucking friends, you are about to be annihilated. 8D
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Posted on: February 7, 2011
Categories: Economic Opportunity, Environment, Global Issues, Health Care, India, Sports, Traditions, Travel Tips, ideas for educators, recreation, sustainability
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