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Lawa Village- Teamwork in Pa Pae

Posted on May 26, 2013 by atmaseva | 0 Comments

Hello folks, My name is Dan Yachnin and I feel very lucky to have been able to spend the past month teaching English in the Lawa village of Papae with ATMA SEVA, an educational NGO based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I had just finished a year of teaching English in South Korea and wanted to make a few stops on my odyssey…

Hope in Haiti: Lessons from Children

Posted on May 25, 2013 by rachelynne | 5 Comments

Featured Writer: Rachel Vinciguerra “Ca marche.” This became the slogan of our week-long trip to Haiti this May. In English it roughly translates to “it goes” or “it works.” I know this isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Haiti. In the American news we hear about the devastation, the poverty, and the crumbling infrastructure…

Children of the Dump

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 6 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton In 2010, I traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and volunteered at the Children Center of Hope Orphanage and the School of Champions through Feed the Children Vallarta (formerly known as Children of the Dump). Most of my time was spent at the School of Champions volunteering at the summer camp. I had an amazing time teaching…

World's largest one drop waterfall in the world- Kaieteur Falls

A Country Like No Other

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jessica Fenton | 6 Comments

Featured Author: Jessica Fenton The African, Caribbean, Latin American, Indian, West-Indie, and Asian cultures are all prominent throughout Guyana. Walking through Georgetown was as if I was walking through a cultural time warp block to block from the various styles of music blaring from a distance, the varieties of aromas available with each step, and the colorful sights to be…

Life Changing Moments: My First Time Traveling Abroad

Posted on April 9, 2013 by lnpa | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Léa Plourde-Archer In life, there are a few key moments that prove to be crucial in forming you as a person. A trip to France in the summer of 2006, was one of mine. I was still slowly emerging from a deep depression that even lead me to require homeschooling for my last year of high school. After…

I Envy Nicaragua – A Volunteer Experience

Posted on January 24, 2013 by adventuresofachildlikewonder | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Isabel Thottam The sun rises early in the morning in Nicaragua, painting the sky with an orange and pink hue. On a good day, you can see the silhouette of the volcanoes in the distance, their black rocks reaching higher toward the unreal sky. The mountains are more than mountains. They are plateaus and rolling hills, spattered with…

Streets of Antiquity: Exploring Akko

Posted on January 9, 2013 by audreygjohnson | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Audrey Johnson from Dangerously Daydreaming Last November, I went on a humanitarian aid trip to Israel, mostly working with prostitutes and drug addicts in Tel Aviv. On our days off we got to tour all over the country and one of my favorite places in Israel was the city of Akko. It’s one of few cities in the northern region…

Lost and Found: A Student Partnership that Made the World a Better Place

Posted on January 7, 2013 by BenAHoneycutt | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Ben Honeycutt I woke up. It was bright, early, and an absolutely perfect November morning, it was the first day of my Thanksgiving break. Excited to take on the day, I…wrapped myself back in my blankets and returned to the arms of sweet, glorious slumber. …A few hours later. It was a bright and mild November afternoon, I…

Movie Making in Malawi: Climate Change, Culture and Connection

Posted on January 6, 2013 by SolsticeSon | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Mehdi Comeau Running through opened doors to opportunity could be a life-directing motto for some. For every door entered, more adventure and experience you’ll gain. When an internship in Malawi leading a participatory video workshop on climate change to students became a tangible reality, I got right to work making arrangements. Landing in Malawi’s quaint airport, I found…

Month One: Internship in Northern Thailand

Posted on September 21, 2012 by atmaseva | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Katherine Sawatdee-ka! My name is Katherine and I am the first On Site Intern with ATMA SEVA! I arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand two and a half weeks ago, after a few months of planning and almost 38 hours of travel! I will be staying in Chiang Mai for one year, working with ATMA SEVA as an English…