by Abbey Huch | Dec 8, 2020 | Field Notes, Service, Winter 2021
Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all...
by mtk96 | May 11, 2020 | Field Notes, Service, Spring 2020
In the summer of 2018, Olivia Tuttle and two fellow BYU students sat in the office of Sammy Ofosu, a district director of health with Ghana Health Service. He asked if he could begin the meeting with a hymn and a prayer. “He’s all about making an impact,” Tuttle said...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 23, 2020 | Field Notes, Service, Winter 2020
Sometimes Instagram can get you down—especially the week of spring break, when your feed is filled with exotic photos from your friends’ vacations. For many college students, extravagant vacations just don’t fit in the budget. But there’s a new trend that may just put...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Field Notes, Service
Photo courtesy of Cambodian Children’s Fund Have you ever thought of helping people while traveling? Nowadays, there are a lot of traveling-volunteering programs that provide people with opportunities to do service while traveling. However, the fact is that...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog
Why do you travel? Is it to enjoy the satisfaction of tasting new foods, seeing new sights, or experiencing new cultures? If you answered yes to any of these, then you’re probably like most travelers. But let me ask you this: When was the last time you traveled in...