Environment
VIDEO: Series III of III- Jorge Acosta on Life in Miami
Jorge Acosta is a friend from Colombia; I grew up with in Miami, Florida. This video explains our lifestyle in Miami at a young age and how culture, ambience, sports, and weather are all significant factor that we both experienced […]
Series: Part IIII of III – Central & South Americans Immigrant Tsunami – Carla Alvarado Immigrates from Cuba to the U.S.
This interview reveals a long time friend Carla Alvarado experience coming to the United States as an immigrant. Carla came to Miami, Florida at the age of 10 in search of a brighter future. Carla explains the trails and tribulations […]
Series: Part II of III – Central & South American Immigrant Tsunami – Is Miami at the tipping point?
South Florida is home to many cultures. Many Central American and South American families sacrifice leaving everything behind in search of a better future in United States. Death is many times a possibility when this risky journey is steered. Often […]
Series: Part I of III – Central & South American Immigrant Tsunami – Can it be an Economic advantage?
Immigration has always been an issue throughout the United States. Over the past quarter of a century the United States population has increased faster then the industrialized nation. Daily, new immigrants are migrating to the United States daily in search […]
Musings Abroad-my Life in Spain: Encounters with Culture Shock
To-Do List: Acquire the ability to sleep anywhere (use fellow passengers as reference) Arrive safely in Spain Somehow, despite my skepticism, both came true. I could almost hear my own surprise as I called my family. Yes, I’m safe. I […]
Expatriate Community Extinguished: Replaced with Nature Reserve
When I remember Piasau Camp I remember vibrant Friday nights. The Boat Club was filled with all of my schoolmates running barefoot on the beach and playing cops and robbers in the playground. All of the parents sat around eating […]
6 University Differences: U.S. vs. U.K.
So, you’ve made the big decision to go to America for college. Or maybe you just relate to the cultural differences between the U.S. and the U.K. all too well. Or perhaps you were just surfing the web and are […]
Visual Campaigns that Change the World One Country at a Time
PROOF: Media For Social Justice “The real strategy around what we do with them, is really either to get people to have policy change, or attitude change, or education. In the Congo, for example, we sought to give women the […]