Safety planning cannot be compromised due to budget cuts or lack of funding for an entire study abroad office. Today’s interview is with Steve Moore, Melibee’s safety and emergency planning expert. Steve provides three tips that are absolutely necessary for your program abroad, regardless of the size or location.
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Here are Melibee's top tips for an innovative International Education Week for 2011
The site explores various social, economic and personal stories as a way to reframe Mexico as more than a country that recalls "drug war."
Ten years ago. TEN. Blue skies. Slightly crisp air. A normal day. At home, on hold for a tri-regional conference call with the TV on. News reports a plane hit the towers. I saw and thought, immediately, that is NOT an accident. When you’re from New York, you know that you can’t hit the towers or any other building by accident. You typically fly up one of the rivers, high above the city, but close enough that you can easily identify the towering buildings. But no, you can’t accidentally hit one. Not possible.
"I wended my way through and the crowds parted like the sea before Moses…Schoolchildren openly gawked, jaws gaping...Men watched my every move as if I might pull out a handgun and start shooting at any moment…
Today's guest post is by Steve Moore, Melibee's Safety and Emergency planning expert. Read Steve's commentary about the U.S. State Department and its implied role in assisting American citizens abroad.
When Chris Bashinelli made his first visit to Africa, he expected to see people mired in poverty, war, and starvation. In short, to see what was represented on TV in the United States reflected in reality. What he found, however, was not what he expected.
You're diligently planning your study abroad fair. You're busy. You don't have time to be creative. Not to worry, I've done the creative thinking for you! Here are tips on developing an INNOVATIVE study abroad fair:
Todd Drake reflects on teaching Muslim women photography in a Saudi art workshop.
The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) has announced that the application for the 2012-2013 academic year and 2013 summer scholarships is now open.