Recently we received two really great picture books that show life in Asia. Written by Stacey Zolt Hara, the series is called Travel with Bella.

Toward Respectful Engagement: Reflections and Recommendations from Host Country Facilitators in Short-term Study Abroad

Florida Culture for the Week of January 16 by Josh Garrick

Unique Photography of Ancient Parthenon at EGAD! Art Lab
January 20 during 'No Stone Unturned' Art Exhibit by American Josh Garrick

When I ‘planned’ my last visit to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, I decided to arrive without a plan - no itinerary, no specific purpose, and no set destination. I was just going to fly into Mérida and take the local transportation wherever it would take me. I wasn’t going to teach. I wasn’t going to research. I was just going for a nice visit on a whim and a dare; and I decided I would find places to stay as I traveled the Peninsula.