WHOA! Without my knowledge, I have become the face of a restaurant advertisement in West Africa?! Late last night I received a shocking message from my friend Alicia, who had been traveling in Africa. “Lillie!” the message read, “Flying down the street in the car on my way to Bojo Beach in Ghana, we passed… [Read More]
Race and Travel
12 Reasons Belize is a Best Place for Honeymoon Travel
When Colin and I got engaged, we spent months agonizing over which country to travel to for our Honeymoon. At the last minute (read: two weeks before our epic wedding) I impluse-bought us two cheap plane tickets to Belize, a country I knew very little about. It turns out, Belize was a PERFECT Honeymoon destination… [Read More]
Michelle: Travel to China as a Chinese-American Student
Article #3 in the Student Travel Stories Series from our tour of Beijing, China. By Michelle, Age 15, 9th Grade in Boston. Born in the U.S. to parents from China. Q: What was the craziest thing for you, traveling through China as a Chinese-American student? A: When we got to China, Xiu Na (another Chinese-American… [Read More]
African American History of Boston in a Tour and Timeline
Boston’s Black History is Misunderstood. When many people think of Black-White race relations in Boston, they often think of the violent racial battles in the 1970s over forced desegregation of Boston Public Schools through busing. Either that, or, if they’re not from Boston, they think of the zillion recent Tough White Gangster Boston movies like… [Read More]
Becoming a Celebrity Just by Being a Foreigner Abroad
Want to feel like a famous celebrity with people racing up to take photos of and with you? With teenage girls giggling hysterically when they see you? With eyes becoming wide with awe as you walk by? All you have to do is hop on a plane and arrive somewhere where the majority of people… [Read More]
Join This Discussion to Uncover the Heart of Bullying!
This article is dedicated to the 150 eighth and tenth grade Boston Public Schools students I have the pleasure of teaching this year. I figure the odds are pretty good that some of my sweet students sometimes experience the stress that comes with the middle and high school social scene… and so it’s time at… [Read More]
