I have never known the relationship between Haiti and the Dominican Republic to be great. There was, from the first time I visited the DR…
At first it was fun, having a different teacher every day – new faces, a new round of name games, an optimistic perspective on my…
“If all that were at stake here were my feelings, or those of a non-profit or for-profit entity, the issue would have quickly blown over….
I am nothing if not passionate about food. I believe that eating good food, recognizing quality, and focusing on small-scale providers creates a more balanced…
On April 2, 2015, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired the documentary “Volunteers Unleashed” after a controversial reworking of the film in response to threats…
In the aftermath of Mother’s Day, all I can think about is how shitty it is to become a mom in the USA. I have,…
“You say I shouldn’t do a voluntourism trip. What should I do then?” I get that question a lot. At just about every presentation I…
NAME: Pippa AGE: 22 LOCATION: New York, New York SCHOOL: Columbia University ABOUT ME: Writer. That’s my online dating profile. It is everything that, according…
The man was partially covered with a yellow plastic sheet. Policemen stood in a ring around his prostrate form, partially obstructing the view of craning necks and…
I’ve never been much of a poet. Whenever the semi-annual poetry unit rolled around in English I would roll my eyes, pulled out the rhyming…