by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Recent Articles, Service, Winter 2014
Ghana. Ecuador. India. These are three of ten sites across five continents where university students from the United States are traveling to administer vaccines, conduct anemia research, and assist people who are afflicted with leprosy. In the process, they are...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 8, 2013 | Fall 2013, Field Notes, Highway Highlight
US Route 1 winds 2,450 miles along the US East Coast through major cities like Miami, D.C., Boston, and New York City. But in the autumn, especially around early or mid-October, the stretch of highway along the coast of Maine is particularly striking when the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 7, 2013 | Fall 2013, Field Notes, Profile
The camera spans across the bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, where locals gather to lift softly glowing lanterns into the dark autumn sky. Small green and purple boats made of leaves and Styrofoam carry flowers and candles out across the water,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 1, 2013 | Fall 2013, Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
If you’re not quite ready for the warm weather to leave as fall creeps in, Undara Volcanic National Park in North Queensland is the perfect place to enjoy Australia’s springtime, avoid crowds, and see something others rarely see when they visit Australia. Take a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 1, 2013 | Fall 2013, Field Notes, Insights
Dressed in traditional clothing for their ceremonial dances, students from all over western Ghana fill a dimly lit gym. While drummers create a beat, young women carrying woven baskets do a dance representing traditional family values. As the group finishes, the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 1, 2013 | Fall 2013, Field Notes, Service
Leah Bonner, Carl Eschler, and Camille Larsen: a special-needs teacher, an electrician’s mate, and a stay-at-home mom. These three seem to have little in common, but their pasts are tied to one place—Ecuador. Each of these individuals volunteered with the Orphanage...
