May

21

Malaria Journal
by Mahdi E. Diab

May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I lived and taught in the rural village of Kikuyu, in Kenya, for seven weeks. When I first arrived I thought that my experience would revolve around the education of children. I would never have guessed that one of my unforgettable experiences would be an intimate one with malaria. During my time there, I came [...]

May

21

‘I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud’
by Dawn Marie Howell

May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

London had always been the one city I had to visit. I would often tell my friends that if I reached London, I could die happy. Of all the cities in the world, I knew that London was supposed to be my true home; that somewhere between Camden Town and the bustling streets of Piccadilly, [...]

Apr

23

Five Months in India
by Jonathan Kalan

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I woke up and went through the same routine I went through every morning living in Kathmandu, the bustling urban capital of Nepal tucked under the foothills of the Himalayas. I took a cold shower from the bucket, cursing the 8 hours of electricity cuts a day, and embarked upon the two kilometer walk to [...]

Apr

23

Lost and Found in Japan
by Jake Haskell

April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments

5AM. My phone rings. Marvin Gaye’s voice wakes me up from where I passed out on my friend’s floor. On the phone is my mother, she wants to know where I am.
“On my way home”, I say. Then I stagger up and head to my car. It’s time to go to Japan.
This might [...]