LearnServe Jamaica 2018, Day 11: Appreciate the Roots
Wednesday, July 4 – A culture I always knew, but never gave it credit. On this 11th day in Jamaica it is hot; we are […]
Category: LearnServe Abroad: Teacher’s Blog
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Final Thoughts from South Africa (7/14)
What’s next? Where do we go from here? I am pleased to report that we are all back safe and sound in the USA! Our […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Growth (7/10)
Yes, it’s super late here in Cape Town, but the good news is that it’s not too late back in DC! I just can’t go […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Sustaining Our Communities (7/6)
When any of our students are struggling with the task of writing a blog, we often tell them to choose their favorite, most meaningful or […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Pushing Through to Make a Sustainable Difference (7/8)
At this point in the trip, we are on the tail end. We have made it through our hump (days 7-10) and are now in the […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: July 4th in South Africa (7/4)
This year marked the second time I’ve spent the 4th out of the country traveling with LearnServe International and my young men in the Eastern Men of […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Homestays in Cape Town–Our Homes Away from Home (6/30-7/2)
It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to travel the world and live with a family of people that you do not know […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: So how you feeling? (6/29)
So how you feeling? Exhausted. Heavy. Overwhelmed. Angry. Distraught. Disgusted. Those are just some of the reactions our young men shared immediately after leaving the […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: “Act Locally, but think Globally” -Thando, co-founder of KYP (6/28/17)
“Act Locally, but think Globally” -Thando, co-founder of KYP There were a number of moments throughout the day yesterday, when I was “for real, for real” caught up […]
LearnServe Teacher’s Blog: Impactful (6/27/17)
“Impactful.” That was the final word we settled on and lifted up to the heavens as we concluded our workday in a circle with our new […]