Student Voices:
Videos, Podcasts, & More
TBB students share their learning and experiences through various media projects posted on TBB's website. This month students share thoughts from a month studying the environment and waste management in Vietnam.
Due to changes with our server, all Vietnam media pieces are not currently uploaded. Look for more soon.
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Thank You!
Thinking Beyond Borders would like to thank everyone who
contributed to our fourth quarter fundraising campaign. Even in these difficult economic times, you
found a way to dig deeper into your pockets and show your support. Throughout October, November and December of
2008, you mailed checks, donated online, and attended local events to help us exceed
our fundraising goal of $10,000. We
would also like to extend a very special thank you to James and Erin Moorhead
and David and Katie Linich for turning their annual Holiday Wine and Cheese
Party into a Thinking Beyond Borders fundraising event.
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Special thanks to those who have given financial support to Thinking Beyond Borders.
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Eion Hu
David & Kathryn Linich
James Ray
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Gary & Pamela Trinetti
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Translations January 2008
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Greetings!
The Student Environmental Conference in Vietnam was a success - attended by 66 Vietnamese students and 2 reporters for major papers! The media projects (posted on Student Voices) were shown and received positive response. Now, we've said goodbye to our new friends in Vietnam and have moved on the the next country on our journey... Thailand!
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Environmental Justice?
By Katie Cromack, Katie Robson, & David Snyder
 This month, the TBB program group culminated their studies of environmental issues in Vietnam by hosting a Student Environmental Conference. On December 31st, more than 60 Vietnamese university students from schools throughout Ho Chi Minh City attended the conference. TBB students, along with the three Vietnamese university students who participated in the month's activities, led the four-hour conference, presenting their learning, allowing the attendees to share their work, and facilitating small group discussions of Vietnamese and TBB students to explore the issues presented and possible solutions. It was an enlightening exchange of information and ideas. The following is a speech that was presented at the conference by David Snyder. It was written by Katie Cromack, Katie Robson, and David Snyder. Read Speech
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 TBB in Thailand!
Due
to safety and security concerns, we have canceled
our program in India this year. Our partners there have been
understanding and supportive, and we hope to work with them in the years
to come.
This month, we are studying sustainable agriculture (as planned) in
northern Thailand. We are partnering with the International Sustainable Development Studies Institute (ISDSI) who have ten years
of experience running study-abroad programs in Thailand. We are
combining one week of hands-on learning and service at the Upland Holistic Development Project (UHDP) with three weeks in the rural community, living with homestay
families and working on their
farms. We are excited about these new learning opportunities.
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 Book Review:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan researched The Omnivore's Dilemma in an effort to better understand the relationship between humans and food. Throughout the book, Pollan intertwines scientific descriptions of the various ways we obtain food as humans (industrial production, sustainable farming, and hunting/gathering) with an exploration of the philosophies that undergird the human relationship with food. He gives special attention to the broader social impacts of the food production systems including the implications for the environment, labor, family cohesion, and individuals. Finally, each of the systems he examines is contextualized by his efforts to provide his family a meal composed purely of food from each production system. As TBB students learn about sustainable farming practices in rural Thailand, The Omnivore's Dilemma serves to connect the lives of the local food producers with the global food system of which we are all a part. Read More
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Time to Get Moving...
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An enrichment week filled with SCUBA diving, Thai Boxing, and plenty of time in hammocks was a great transition from Vietnam to Thailand. We're excited about living with families again, learning more about sustainable agriculture, and the month to come.
Wishing you all the best for 2009!
Sandy Pendoley
Co-Founder
Thinking Beyond Borders
www.thinkingbeyondborders.org
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