Experiencing symbolic protesting
I was not sure at first what to think of attending a protest. I am not your typical protest participant....
Behind the wheel on SST
If you’re reading this you probably know a lot about the hardships and struggles people experience on SST, either from...
Experiencing symbolic protest
I was not sure what to think at first of the idea of attending a protest. I was not your...
Learning to pray the Buddhist way
So far, I have been privileged to have many new experiences with Buddhist traditions and prayers while on Cambodia SST....
Finding sustainability in unexpected places
By Lydia Yoder This past fall, I participated in the Sustainability Semester in Residence (SSR) at Merry Lea, a new...
I am not black, I am not white. I am coffee with two cups of cream.
My mom told me once about a theory she heard about skin colors. She heard that all skin was coffee,...
Saying yes to the unknown
Sara Klassen is a junior interdisciplinary major. She is currently in Cambodia on SST. After one bus, two planes, three...
International Spotlight: Kajungu Mturi
Kajungu Samson Mturi comes from the east African nation of Tanzania, known for some of Africa’s most popular tourist hot...
Fetishizing human bodies, relationships
Hayley Brooks is a sophomore English Writing major. Over the course of the break, I managed to spend nearly all...
Christmas in Vietnam
Are you feeling stressed out lately? There is only one more week to get through. Try hard! But here’s something...
Consumerism: The addiction that keeps on giving
I wrote these words a few days after returning from Peru SST last summer, traces of reverse culture shock all...
Maple Leafs in Morocco: Austin Sprunger
By the time this gets published I’ll be back in Goshen, expounding upon the wondrous comforts of the western toilet,...
More than just service
Ben Sutter is a senior broadcasting and history major. I stood by the door waiting to go on a pastoral...
Beyond the Western news: ‘Gazans are my people’
Marcelle Zoughbi is a senior TESOL, education and history major from Palestine. Being a Palestinian Christian living in America has...
Maple Leafs in Morocco: Clare Maxwell
Clare Maxwell is a senior peace, justice and conflict major. Our washing machine, which I am sure is one of...