My research at Conservation International deals with expanding Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) across the Coral Triangle region encompassing Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor Leste. Of approximately 43,000 coastal communities in the region, 2,500 have CBNRM in place. Conservation International wants to double this number by 2026 or so, […]
Today we walked around the Medina in Fez, the old walled city. If you’ve never been in an old city, you need to imagine a place with not a square inch of public dirt or grass. The cobbled lanes have narrow low gutters on either side, and shops and door…
Some of the bios of Cuba Participants – J-Term 2017! Cody Minnich I was born and raised in Colorado and attended undergrad in Portland, OR where I majored in TESOL. After teaching English to refugees in Portland, I was inspired
By Michael Sprague Our first day in Havana we went to the headquarters of ICAP ‐ Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos, or the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, where we would have some meetings. The first … Continue reading →
By Joy Mulhollan Neon orange, green, yellow, hot pink. Not the colors of fruity cereal or a fever dream, but what Communism looks like. Coming back from Cuba, after making sure I didn’t get thrown in jail or contract some … Continue reading →
By Sarah Sterling While I was on my way back from Cuba to D.C., I had a three-hour layover in Miami with nothing to read and lots of time to kill. I decided to peruse a bookstore, as expensive as … Continue reading →
“The relationship between Cuba and the United States is like a love affair between the ant and the elephant. Even if they love each other very much, if the elephant rolls over in the middle of the night, the ant … Continue reading →
View the entire blog by MIIS student Josh Fleming at: http://sites.miis.edu/gsipm/2014/09/29/apple-pie-and-pineapple-sorbet-u-s-and-cuban-nationalism/
Cuba has always found itself, or placed itself, in the most unusual circumstances. It was among the last of the Western Hemisphere countries to win independence (or at least nominal independence) from the Spanish. It was in part because such … Continue reading →
Amina surprised me by kissing me on the lips when she greeted me yesterday. Normally Tanzanians shake hands (in a complicated secret-handshake kind of way). They don’t hug, as evidenced by Gudila (one of the dadas who works at Mama Luce’s, my go-to neighbourhood breakfast joint) asking me who the…
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