Workshops in Mexico for Language, Culture, and Arts: Habla

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Aug 292012
 
Workshops in Mexico for Language, Culture, and Arts: Habla

Teaching Traveling: Wishing for a creative, intercultural learning community? 

Kurt Wootton, the cofounder of the ArtsLiteracy Project in Rhode Island, and the codirector of Habla: The Center for Language and Culture in Merida, Mexico, can help! Kurt, give us some background. Before moving to Mexico, what were your first travels as a teacher?

Kurt: Traveling while teaching really begins in the classroom. We’ve all heard the term “armchair traveler,” referring to a person who only reads about travel while [...Read More!]

Francis: A Round-Trip Hike Along the Continental Divide Trail

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Sep 122011
 
Francis: A Round-Trip Hike Along the Continental Divide Trail

TeachingTraveling.com: Welcome, to Francis, a travel writer who hiked nearly 6,000 miles on the Continental Divide Trail!

Tell us a bit about your background, Francis.

Francis: My mother is from Chile and his father is from France. My dad was a college dropout and my mom was a high-school dropout (she had to work to support her family). They met in San Francisco thanks to a slow elevator.

Our family spoke Spanish [...Read More!]

Vijaya: On-Camera Presenter for ProjectExplorer.org

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Dec 192010
 
Vijaya: On-Camera Presenter for ProjectExplorer.org

TeachingTraveling.com: Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Vijaya Selvaraju, On-Camera Presenter for ProjectExplorer.org.

Welcome, Vijaya!  To start off, please tell us what exactly is ProjectExplorer.org.

Vijaya: ProjectExplorer.org is a one-of-a-kind educational online resource that provides travel series to children, teachers, and families all around the world at absolutely no cost. With 250+ videos, 1,200 dynamic images, 1,500 text-based materials, and 150+ lesson plans, we [...Read More!]