True tales of teaching abroad part two: When things go terribly wrong
Teaching English abroad can be a great experience. But take it from me, beware of placement agencies out to scam you.
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08 Apr
How to solve a slum: Poor residents push back on government housing plans
In the third installment of Slum Rising, Seattle journalist Abby Higgins explores the promising and controversial housing solutions in Kenya’s largest slum.
02 Apr
The Globalist guide to high school study abroad programs
Study abroad opportunities abound for young Seattleites who can’t wait until college to get out and explore the world.
29 Mar
We Day: A party with a purpose softens skeptic
At first, We Day seemed like an elaborate star-studded party to entice youth to care about social causes. Which is why at 6 a.m., I rode a bus packed with cheering, youth “crowd-pumpers” to We Day to find out for myself.
29 Mar
Don’t call them victims, these youth are slum changemakers
The polio-fighting, clean water advocating, girls’ rights empowered youth of “The Revolutionary Optimists” shatters everything we thought we knew about creating change.
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