by Stowaway Magazine | May 17, 2019 | Fall 2019, Field Notes, Service
The elements can be ruthless. Whether it be fire, flood, tsunami, or earthquake, natural disasters have been known to thoroughly destroy the lives and livelihoods of people worldwide.Take the 7.5 earthquake and tsunami of December 2018 in Indonesia, in which more than...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Field Notes, Service, Spring 2015
Any humanitarian travel experience can be rewarding, but choosing the right experience can be life changing. So how do you find an experience that will change your life and also improve the lives of others? According to Dane Andersen, a humanitarian project...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2014 | Features, Summer 2014
It’s midmorning. The sun hovers just above the trees, and the air is crisp with island humidity. Down a dirt road thick with mud and glistening from the water left by last night’s rainfall stands a 12-by-8-foot building. It is a tiny school in a village called Vunato...