Students, recent graduates, can enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences
Published April 28, 2010
I’ve spent the last several months traveling across Africa, looking at innovations that are working to alleviate hunger and poverty, on a foundation grant. Most of what we hear about of Africa—in the classrooms or on the news—is negative. We almost never hear anything positive about the continent.
Yet, as we travel from rural villages to cities, we are seeing incredible innovations where African-led projects are lifting entire communities from poverty. For starters the people go out of their way to welcome us into their communities, genuinely opening up their homes, and sharing their stories with us. Everyday we are learning so much—far more that I ever learned in the classroom.
As spring semester slowly winds down, I urge you to consider seeing Africa for yourselves. Africa is waiting for you to discover her. It will not only change your lives, but connect you to a continent that feels so far away and is rarely understood.
Bernard Pollack
Travel Writer
BorderJumpers
(http://www.borderjumpers.org)
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