Ever want to give back when traveling in the world of need? Love to take photos? Then join Dog Meets World, the photo diplomacy project and help connect cultures through the power of photography. The ambitious mission of Dog Meets World (DMW) is to give all children/families in developing countries personal photograph, often for the first time.

I would NEVER have allowed that man into our house back in the states.

Florida Culture for the Week of September 19 by Josh Garrick

Weekends Away - 8 Helpful Tips for Travel

Be Part Of A Young Man’s Journey: Tshidiso Mabote’s Story

In 2008, www.explr.com’s Director & Founder, Jenny M. Buccos, met 19-year-old Tshidiso Mabote while working in South Africa. Tshidiso was one of five students from Mpontsheng Secondary School selected to participate in ProjectExplorer.org’s Student-to-Student project, a hands-on education program created to teach high school students communication and professional skills through the use of digital media.

It’s fortuitous: My first posting for snsvs as the Global Cuisines & Kids Editor falls in September. Just in time for Mexico’s Independence Day, celebrated today, the 16th. Mexican cuisine  happens to be one of my family’s all-time favorites. My husband spent two years in college as a service volunteer in Mexico.