Why You Need a Mentor — or 15! — As First-Generation Anything
I have wild admiration for students who graduate college when no one in their family has done so before. “First Generation College Students,” we call such superstars. Why is being …
Locations to See: Around the World Travel
Lucy’s Article 2: The Result of Running From School in Ghana
Article #31 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project The Result of Running Away From School By Lawani Lucy, Age 13 “Run fast, Lucy!” my friend shouted. …
Silver Hair, Singing, and a Nice Retirement in Benidorm, Spain
We turned the corner onto Benidorm’s beachfront, when suddenly– “TRA LA!”– a wave of seventy singing voices crashed upon our ears! “What the heck is that?” I asked our sweet …
Visiting Valencia, Spain: Architecture of City of Arts and Sciences
If you were to dangle an American out of a ten-story window and force her to choose a city in Spain to move to forever, I bet you ninety Euros …
Change Your Life! Or: From Lockdown Drills to Luxury With an Idol
“Safe Mode Drill for school threat,” reads my Google Calendar for April 30, 2009: exactly one year ago today. “Do NOT allow students out of classroom. If they need bathroom …
La Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain: The Most Beautiful Building?!
Come, walk with me. You have likely seen pictures of the world-famous Mezquita of Cordoba, Spain, have you not? Are you already familiar with those arches upon arches of striped …
Spain’s Alhambra, Hippies in a Forest, and a Night Out
I was really thrown off when the two guys never came home from the forest. Now before I launch into this story, let’s all learn, like the refrain sung by …
An Important Pre-Travel Warning About Your Passport
Do you know you can fly from Madrid or Barcelona, Spain, to Marrakesh, Morocco for the teensy price of 15 Euros or $22 U.S. Dollars?! I was drooling all over …
How to Turn Your Hostel or Home into a Luxury Health Retreat!
Here are the series of events that occurred yesterday, each of which illustrates how you, too, can turn your low-budget hostel or everyday home into a luxurious health retreat for …
Pamela’s Article 2: A Student Learning from a Painful Lesson in Ghana
Article #30 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project Understanding an Adult’s PunishmentBy Pamela Agbi, Age 14 This story is a story I will never ever forget …