Above the Lights: A night out with sex workers in Bangkok’s Red Light District
I wasn't even supposed to leave the hostel. I had planned to spend my last night in Bangkok curled up on the communal couch, catching up on work, and eating copious [...]
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04, 2014
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01, 2014
A little girl in Myanmar wants to go to school
"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." ~ Malala Yousafzai The six of them sat quietly and timidly in a circle on the floor, eyes wide [...]
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10, 2013
On joy and sorrow and learning to be ok with it all
Today we helped out at a local orphanage in Langfang, about an hour from where we live in China. All of the children have special healthcare needs — and all [...]
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09, 2013
A visit to Mandela’s house
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers [...]
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07, 2013
Where desperation meets depravity: My journey back to Cambodia
“Where are we going?!” my voice echoed through the confines of my helmet as I called out to my friend S. as our motorbike sputtered desperately, gasping for breath as [...]
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06, 2013
Why our road to Mafraq has only just begun
I hate this picture.They were the last family we visited during our time visiting Syrian refugees in Jordan and theirs are the faces that haunt me the most. A family [...]
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06, 2013
Why numbers don’t compel me to action (but people do)
45 million.It’s a big number no matter what you’re talking about. But it’s absolutely staggering when it refers to the number of people currently displaced from their homes or countries [...]
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03, 2013
Portraits from Myanmar (Burma)
There was so much I did not know about Myanmar before we traveled there in January.One of the lesser-known countries in Southeast Asia, Myanmar (also called Burma) dazzled our eyes and [...]
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11, 2012
Escape from North Korea
The sights and sounds and smells on the streets of Seoul's famed Myeongdong shopping district assaulted us from every angle as we navigated our way through a maze of flashing neon [...]
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12, 2011
Islands that Float: An introduction to Lake Titicaca’s Uros people
Step off your boat, onto the hay, and meet the Uros people – a people shrouded in mystery, wrapped in myth and lore. According to legend, they are the oldest [...]