Posted by Malia Everette in Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Partner and Trip Leader Stories on 27th February, 2012 | No Comments
Today’s special blog is the last commemorating a decade of Reality Tours in Afghanistan and features the insights of Marsha MacColl, on behalf of our partner Afghans4Tomorrow (A4T). On behalf of Global Exchange we thank all the tremendous energy and efforts of A4T and look forward to a dynamic future of continued collaboration. Congratulations to Global Exchange »
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Citizen Diplomacy, Trip Participant Stories on 7th February, 2012 | No Comments
As part of a series honoring 10 years of relationship building, friendship and learning in Afghanistan, today we share the story of Patricia J. Idler and Randy Idler who created a customized tour to Afghanistan in 2009.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Trip Participant Stories on 3rd February, 2012 | No Comments
Reality Tours is celebrating ten years of a rich educational programs in Ecuador that critically examine pressing social and ecological issues affecting communities from the Andes to the Amazon. Past participant, Paul Prew shares his insights today.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Human trafficking on 13th December, 2011 | 2 Comments
This is the second in a two-part interview by Global Exchange Reality Tours Intern Sue Sullivan with our Cambodia and Thailand program officer, Boreth Sun. Learn more about what it means to be an in-country partner and why it is important for the international community to visit and learn first-hand about life in South East Asia.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Human trafficking, Partner and Trip Leader Stories on 7th December, 2011 | No Comments
Discover what it means to be an in-country representative of Reality Tours and our partnering organization Not For Sale. Introducing Boreth Sun, Reality Tours program officer in Cambodia and Thailand. Follow along as Reality Tours Director Malia Everette interviews Boreth.
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Posted by Leslie Balog in Caribbean, Trip Participant Stories on 24th November, 2011 | 2 Comments
This Thanksgiving, we at Global Exchange are giving thanks to our members, supporters and leaders in our movement for social, economic and political justice. We are thankful to all of you who have traveled on a Reality Tour – you met the people, learned the facts and you make a difference. One person in particular, we wish to thank: Bill Patterson. Find out why.
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Posted by Alessandro I. in Asia, Trip Participant Stories on 29th August, 2011 | 3 Comments
Jeremy Jimenez, a seasoned traveler tells it like it is–to travel on a Reality Tour trip to North Korea. Follow along as he takes us through a vast array of topics, from the country’s military first policy and rotating ping pong to gender stratification and the classic Confucion respect for the elderly.
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Posted by Carol Steele in Art and Culture, Caribbean, Featured on 25th August, 2011 | 8 Comments
Are you a music fan wondering what it would be like to travel to Cuba? Accomplished percussionist Carol Steele shares her thoughts and experiences for those thinking of making the journey.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Featured, Human trafficking on 10th August, 2011 | No Comments
One lucky person who registers for the upcoming Global Forum on Human Trafficking is going to win a free trip facilitated by The Not for Sale Campaign against human trafficking and Global Exchange Reality Tours. Could that lucky person be you?
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Asia, Trip Participant Stories on 15th July, 2011 | No Comments
Here’s the final installment in a 4-part series written by Sophia Michelen, a Global Exchange Reality Tours participant who was on the delegation to North Korea last September 2010. A first-generation American, Sophia Michelen has had a passion for travel and photography from a young age. In this series, Sophia shares reflections abut her experiences in North Korea.
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