EMU Intercultural Learning

Beijing and The Great Wall

China has been wonderful so far! We've seen and experienced so many things already that it feels like we've been here much longer than we have. We visited an art district in Beijing. This is basically a small town inhabited only by artists and their studios. There is something to be said about an intentional … Continue Reading ››

Exploring Barcelona

Our travels could not have gone more smoothly. Although we were exhausted when we arrived to Barcelona, we had all of our luggage, had made our connecting flight, and were greeted by our guide--Jim of the tour company "Good Barcelona"--who happens to be Australian, not Spanish. Jim was easy to find due to his bright … Continue Reading ››

D.C.

D.C. Lights, sirens, and city sounds, Black, yellow, and brown all around. Everyone rushing with no attention paid The many heads that have no place to be laid. What is justice without oppression? Sadness and pain with hungry aggression. Lives destroyed all for a dollar sign. Build it all new, an expensive design. Mike it pretty so everything’s alright. Don’t discriminate, but that … Continue Reading ››

OYE work at San Jose Elementary

After two weeks in Copan Ruinas, a beautiful and important historical and cultural site in Western Honduras, at a La Guacamaya Spanish School, the group dedicated a week of their program to volunteer with OYE and learn about youth development efforts and national reality with OYE (Organization for Youth Empowerment).

Diverse Narratives in the Shenandoah Valley

How could we have lived in this valley for 20 years and not know about places like Zenda, Long’s Chapel, Newtown, or the stories of Lucy Simms, Bethel A.M.E. church, Ralph Sampson or the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley?  Here they all were, right under our noses and yet we were not familiar with … Continue Reading ››

Working with the MAMA Project

June 3, 2013 Starting our first day with the MAMA project was exciting. Anticipation was in the air as we woke up early, packed our lunches, and loaded the vans to go. The hour and a half van ride was up tiny dirt roads into the mountains. A memory from Adam: “Oh yeah Jason, by the … Continue Reading ››

A sad day: preparing to say goodbye

Today marks 29 days left. Less than a month in Honduras and less than 3 days left in Copan. What? It’s hard – and you can tell the group is feeling it too. We are just simply missing home. The realization of the actual length of 6 weeks has hit and it’s starting to cause frustration,  … Continue Reading ››