Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine | Thu Aug 13, 2009 | Views: 39

My Favorite Things To Do In Ukraine *Swim in the Dnipro River! *Sing in the domed cathedrals *Eat the most amazing ice cream, “Morozhena” *Buy trinkets and unique jewelry from the “babushkas” aka grandmas on the sidewalks *Visit the amazing(!) historical sites like the Chernobyl museum, Babyn Yar (a monument and famous site of the holocaust), the WWII museum with the HUGE 10 story iron statue *Walk around the gorgeous gardens and monuments around Arsenalna metro …

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Moscow (Moskva), Russia | Fri Jul 02, 2010 | Views: 404

One of my roommates came to Russia simply to have a break from school. She had no previous experience with kids, and she said she came to see how she meshed with “little people.” Throughout the semester, her reasons for being in Russia changed. I asked her one day if there was a specific time when it changed for her, and she told me a story about one of our …

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Teaching in Russia

Zhongshan, China | Thu Mar 05, 2009 | Views: 511

1. Get bored waiting for the bus and find something you have no idea what it is. A likely candidate. Then, accidentally order three of them. 2. Take too big of an enthusiastic bite and get splinters in the roof of your mouth. Choke a little, accidentally swallow some, and …

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The PR of C

Tehuacan, Mexico | Tue Jun 16, 2009 | Views: 159

          One of the most interesting places to go in Tehuacan is the zoo.  It isn’t quite a petting zoo, but it isn’t like zoos in the US, either, where the animals hide out in their little den all day and you never get to see them.  No, in this zoo things are up close and personal.  We were all impressed with how active the animals were …

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Mexico: the Petting Zoo

Kunming, China | Wed Dec 12, 2007 | Views: 136

While teaching in China I grew to love the kids so much and I loved to serve them by teaching them English. There was a boy I taught named Will that I will never forget. Every semester the teachers put on a program at the end of the year for the children’s parents and other students. During the program Will tapped me on the shoulder and said teacher no bye …

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Will I'll never forget you.