For most amateur photographers, loved ones are a common subject. For Experiment alumnus Mark McCormick, it took 16 years and a chance encounter half a world away to discover that the anonymous subject in one of his photographs taken on the Experiment was the love of his life. McCormick traveled with the Experiment to Germany [...]
Category Archives: Field Notes
Home run!
Documentary filmmaker Jay Shapiro first traveled to Africa in 1999 with the Experiment in International Living. He is currently creating a film about the Ugandan little league baseball team. I didn’t know where I wanted to go. I just knew I wanted to do something different. I was 15. I didn’t know much about the world [...]
A “Mother” to Her Students
After thirty-eight years as a teacher, and only two years away from retirement, Almaz W/Senbet remains as dedicated as ever to her students. A music teacher at Misrak Ber No-1 primary school in Addis Ababa, W/Senbet has also taken it upon herself to provide food and care to students in need. Every day she brings [...]
SCOPSO Helps Students Shine
Tekalegn Haile dreamed of playing soccer with the other students at school. However, the 10 year old didn’t feel accepted by his peers because his family could not afford school uniforms, workbooks, and other classroom supplies. “I rarely had the opportunity to play football [soccer] with the others,” Tekalegn said. “I could only touch the [...]
Reader’s Choice: Best Story of 2011
Last month, we asked what you thought was the best World Learning story of 2011. The choices were: World Learning Alumna Wins Nobel Peace Prize Honoring Wangari Maathai’s Legacy of Leadership Experimenter Introduces Barack Obama Program Helps Mexican Youth Counter Violence US Program Cultivates New Generation of Iraqi Leaders The winning story was “World Learning [...]
From the Field: Promoting childhood literacy in Bolivia
Laura Sprinkle is an alumna of SIT Study Abroad’s Bolivia program, and a current Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow. I returned to Bolivia in July of this year to work with Kids’ Books Bolivia, an organization founded by SIT Study Abroad Bolivia director Heidi-Baer Postigo. Kids’ Books Bolivia is a program by which SIT Study Abroad [...]
Celebrating International Education Week: Searching for identity with the Experiment in South Africa
November 14-18 marks international education week in the United States. To celebrate, we are featuring stories, testimonies and program updates from throughout the World Learning family on our blog all week. This post features a video by Ahlia Bethea, who traveled with the Experiment to South Africa this past summer.
Celebrating International Education Week: SIT Brazil alumna stays focused on learning and action
November 14-18 marks international education week in the United States. To celebrate, we are featuring stories, testimonies and program updates from throughout the World Learning family on our blog all week. This post features an essay by doctoral student and SIT Study Abroad Brazil alumna Rebecca Tarlau. By the end of 2011, I will have spent [...]
Celebrating International Education Week: The Experiment opens hearts and minds in Mongolia
November 14-18 marks international education week in the United States. To celebrate, we are featuring stories, testimonies and program updates from throughout the World Learning family on our blog all week. Our first post features an essay by Experimenter Mitsuki Nishimoto, who traveled to Mongolia this past summer. It was 6:30 AM on the last [...]
Experiment in Focus: Photographs from the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s
Next year will be the 80th anniversary of the Experiment in International Living. In preparation, we are looking back into our long history, pulling out stories, photographs, videos and memories from the last 80 years. Rather than solely dig through our own archives for these photographs, we thought to ask our alumni to share their [...]
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