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One Month in Iraq — Stories from our EXPLORE Team
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One Month in Iraq — Stories from our EXPLORE Team

Iraq

One Month in Iraq — Stories from our EXPLORE Team

Who's Got the Power? At the airport, I bought a phone SIM so that I would have data and emergency calling capability anywhere I went. It seemed reasonable given that my co-teacher and I were headed off on our own for a month with no language. It worked great! I texted my husband on our [...]

Staff2021-09-10T12:22:16-05:00September 10th, 2021|Categories: Iraq|Tags: adventures, Culture, Daily Life, Exercise, Iraq, Kurdistan, one month, short term, short term trips, stories, teacher, teacher training, teaching, travel|

Adnan Asked Us to Share His Story
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Adnan Asked Us to Share His Story

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Adnan Asked Us to Share His Story

Adnan's Story Adnan has lived in Athens for about a year now. Like many others floating in the ancient Greek city, he's from Syria. But that Syria doesn't exist anymore. He's been able to work some for the last few months helping medical personnel and teaching about mental health issues relating to trauma. He's a [...]

Staff2020-11-05T18:07:55-05:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Europe|Tags: choice, Greece, refugee crisis, refugees, short term trips, story, Syria, volunteer|