Mar 01
Read this post in English. La semana pasada, de una manera media esporádica, decidí que me voy a Dharamsala, India en junio (lo pueden llamar un regalo de graduación para mi misma). Para que todos sepa, Dharamsala se encuentra al norte de la India por el Himalaya y al sur del Tíbet. Además del voluntariado …
Feb 28
So last week I sort-of sporadically decided that I’m going to Dharamsala, India in June (you can call it a graduation gift to myself). To let everyone, know Dharamsala is in northern India by the Himalayas and south of Tibet. Besides the community service I’ll be doing there, one of the most important reasons I …
Feb 28
Feb 27
Do you remember the first time you learned what the “American Dream” was? For me, it was in junior high, when I was taught why the colonists had come to America years ago. I was also told that the American Dream connects to the Declaration of Independence, when Jefferson said that everyone was entitled to …
Feb 24
Mail Order Bride services have been legal in the U.S. since the 18th Century where men would scour catalogues of women available abroad for marriage. Today the same services are conducted via the internet where many American men are looking for a woman with “traditional values”, or a woman who will stay at home, take …
Feb 23
On February 14, 2012, a fire broke out at the Comayagua prison about 55 miles north of Honduras’ capital, Tegucigalpa. Approximately 360 people were killed, mostly prisoners. It’s been recorded as the deadliest prison fire in a century. The U.S government, who has been on the scene investigating, has stated that it was accidental, and …
Feb 23
Read this post in English A veces las personas no se molestan en aprender acerca de los problemas globales… porque son globales. Muchos piensan que algunos problemas son tan grandes que es mejor dejarlos al gobierno y a organizaciones como las Naciones Unidas. La lucha contra el narcotráfico en México es una de estas cuestiones que …
Feb 22
I recently wrote a post about the rising gay teen suicide rate due to bullying in schools. After researching and reading about the increasingly devastating number of LGBT youth who have committed suicide, I attempted to come up with a strong plan that might put an end this tragedy. Through my scouring of the web, …
Feb 21
Sometimes people don’t bother to learn about global issues…because they’re global. Many think that some issues are so big that they are best left to the government and to agencies like the United Nations. The Mexican Drug War is one of these issues that has become so involved among different countries that people feel better …
Feb 21
View this post in English El alto nivel de violencia que los centroamericanos viven todos los días se puede atribuir a un millón de diferentes factores, entre ellos uno de los principales problemas es la deficiente infraestructura de sus gobiernos. Sin embargo, no es sólo la intervención del gobierno (o falta de) que ha facilitado un …
