Awesome Public Art: a True Gift to our Cities!
I am currently half human and half icicle due to wandering outside in Boston’s winter for 3 hours with a foolishly thin jacket, but that’s all right. Why? Because the …
Fashion
Weird Warping of Big Holidays During Extended Travel
It hit me as I was proctoring Study Hall this past Friday, gazing at the sea of sweet Boston students clad as: Lady Gaga, a bumble bee, a red M&M, …
Losing Weight: Another Perk of Long-Term Travel
We often think that embarking on long-term travel will cause everything in our lives to deteriorate, from our safety to our waistlines. Having almost been blown up back home in …
How to do a Clothing Swap: Save Money and Get New Outfits!
Want free new clothes for a fashion change? Yes, that IS a woman passed out in euphoric exhaustion on a four-foot-tall heap of clothing. Want to know why? Read on. …
Meaad’s Article: The Best Art Exhibition in Saudi Arabia
Article #6 in the ESL Student Life Stories Project, by Meaad from Saudi Arabia, age 23. When the day came, we were worried and excited at the same time. We …
How to Get a Custom-Made Dress for $15 in Ghana
Want a custom-made dress for just $7.50 for the fabric and $7.50 for the sewing, making a grand total price of just $15 U.S. dollars? Just follow these simple steps! …
What Does it Look Like When Clothing is Donated? See in Dalive, Ghana
Most of us from America have tossed our old clothes into a donation bin at some point. Maybe you threw in that free tee shirt from your school spirit day …
The Ghana-Americas Connection: Similarities and Ties Between the Countries
“Why do we feel so at home here in Ghana?” Dan and I have been asking each other. Slowly it’s dawned on us: it’s not just that the people are …
Mannequin Bodies, By Country
One of the most hilarious aspects of teaching is having the opportunity to absorb the latest teen slang. It’s endlessly entertaining! In the Boston Public School in which I worked …
Hoi An, Vietnam Fashion Euphoria: Custom-Made Clothes!
Fashion-obsessed folks: keep a napkin poised by your mouth to wipe the drool this article will induce. Hoi An, Vietnam has been in the news recently for being under four …