I consider it my highest mission as an intercultural educator to foster and encourage empathy, humility and vulnerability in my students. And as it is in both my personal and professional cultures to express gratitude…
Posts tagged humility
re-defining home
(The following question was posed to me by the editor of TravelBlogs.com) What does home mean to you after traveling for so long? When I first left the country, I was an angry girl; ashamed…
a stone on simmer
Handing me back the piece of paper with the single word on it, my student says, “Um. I’m not sure I know what this is…” Part of the mission of my work (in experiential education)…
Footprints in Peru, Day 5: a healthy humbling
In my defense, I have to point out that it really should have been the responsibility of Javier and Jairo to inquire as to my personal definition of “favorable weather” before asking me to make…
travel disclaimer: read this before you travel
Should one decide to drop ones current life, in pursuit of something unknown, and specifically in foreign lands for variable amounts of time — it should be warned than any of the following may result,…