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November 11, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of November 11, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of November 11, 2017 By Josh Garrick
TONIGHT -- The Tasty Return of “Cows n Cabs”
Nov 11 beginning at 7 pm
Now in its 7th Year, Central Florida’s “Cows ‘n Cabs” returns with great food (and drink) for TWO deserving charities. With more restaurant participation than ever, the event promises ‘serious tastings’ from more than 30 restaurants including 4 Rivers Smokehouse, The Ravenous Pig, Holler & Dash, and Chroma Mod...
November 10, 2017
Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild
The most powerful and important book I've read this year? No question. Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild, by Doniga Markegard, is eloquent, inspiring, and a must-read for any global educator. Markegard's memoir traces her beginnings from wildlife tracking to a more concerted effort of support and practical advice for wilderness education and living wisely on this planet. Through it all, her voice rings clearly for teaching about the earth, a...
Fund for Education Abroad Study Abroad Scholarships
Fund for Education Abroad Opens Applications for 2018 Study Abroad Scholarships
FEA seeks minority, LGBTQI, first-generation, disabled and community college students, veterans, returning learners, and students pursuing language instruction and non-traditional destinations
Starting November 15, 2017, the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) will accept applications for the 2018 class of FEA Scholars, underrepresented students who will receive sc...
November 9, 2017
An Insider’s Guide to Bermuda: The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of a Bermudian Christmas
An Insider’s Guide to Bermuda: The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of a Bermudian Christmas
This year’s highlights were gombey dancers and as always, Bacardi’s rum filled boat ride.
SoundsWant a totally unique experience? How about Christmas carols with dolphins? This candle light event held at Dolphin Quest Bermuda at The Royal Naval Dockyard and entry is always free. It’s a one-of-a-kind event held only in Bermuda.
It wouldn’t be Christmas in Bermuda...
Why Head to Thailand for Cosmetic Surgery? Read this.
One of the benefits for Westerners working and living in Thailand is how much lower the cost-of-living is. Accommodation, shopping, dining out – all the everyday things are considerably less. So, too, are the not-so-everyday things, like plastic surgery. It’s no surprise – if you have been hankering after changing your appearance – that Thailand breast augmentation prices may be just the impetus you need to go for it.
November 6, 2017
The Island of the Midnight Sun
Follow me on a two hour drive around Andøya Island, northern Norway last week. It is the island where I grew up.
Sea eagle - the largest bird in Norway
Here are some of Benny's recent articles on Norway:
Beautiful Winter Auroras from Hognfjorden, Vesterålen, Norway
How to Photograph Northern Lights
Norway's Dancing Auroras and Coronas
Through the Eyes of an Educator: Eyes Wide Open
When I was thirteen, the term ‘cultural diffusion’ didn’t often come up in conversation, yet sitting in my best friend’s kitchen eating her favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s was sort of the same thing. That same summer, another friend introduced ‘Pringles’ potato chips into our bunk at sleep away camp. At this point in life, I’m aware that it’s not really the same thing, but these ideas came from another and wound up infus...
November 5, 2017
Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot
In a quiet room, a nameless English poet gazed at his work for a moment. A faint smile crossed his face, and he nodded once before carefully wiping his quill and putting it away. His work was complete for the day, and he was satisfied. On the parchment beneath his ink-stained fingers, his quill had carefully scratched a masterpiece into existence:
Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no re...
#StudyAbroadBecause We Need The Love
Brittany K. Stone is a senior psychology student at the University of Pittsburgh minoring in Social Work and is an aspiring psychologist. 
What motivated your decision to go abroad? How/why did you choose where to go?
In general, I have always had interests in cultural diversity in the United States. Previously, I have traveled for both leisure and service purposes. As I began my studies in Psychology, I noticed there is a gap in our academic field. T...
November 4, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of November 5, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of November 5, 2017 By Josh Garrick
The (Comical) Hound of the Baskervilles
NOW to Nov 19
The Bard and his ‘minions’ have chosen to give us Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles” in a very tongue-in-cheek version of Sir Arthur’s world-famous detective. Directed by Orlando Shakes’ inventive Artistic Director Jim Helsinger, (who is brilliant at this Monty Pythonesque theatricality), the play is made eve...
