Written by Fiona Kuipers Global Visionaries volunteers worked with EarthCorps to improve Frink Park; a small, easily overlooked community park near Lake Washington Boulevard; last Feb. 19. This effort to improve Frink Park is one of the larger projects EarthCorps continues to work on in the Seattle area, with about 150 volunteers working at the… [Read more…]
February 28, 2011
This year’s annual Winter Dinner fundraiser was a successful and spirited evening. GV Spring students and their parents raised over $7,000 to go toward subsidizing the Spring 2011 trip to Guatemala for some of our participants. Held at The Talaris Conference Center in the U District, attendees were entertained with live music from the band… [Read more…]
February 25, 2011
Written by Tim Takechi What exactly does the word “innovation” mean? Think about how often you’ve heard the words “innovative solution” in regards to solving the world’s problems. Information technology (IT) companies promise innovative thinking when fixing your computers. Environmental engineering firms say they’re developing products that will pioneer the 21st century green movement. The… [Read more…]
February 23, 2011
Written by Valerie Lopez I’ve had the amazing fortune of being able to jump from one beach to another in Thailand’s beautiful southern islands. Towering, craggy limestone cliffs signal a dramatic ascent from beneath the sea in epochs past, with powdery white sand blanketing the ocean floor and clear turquoise water lapping at the shore—at… [Read more…]
February 22, 2011
Written by Samrawit Zeinu Life in Ethiopia had its ups and downs. When I was living there as a kid, I was pretty happy. Ethiopia is a great place to live your childhood. When you are very young you don’t have anything to worry about. An average day for me was to wake up, eat… [Read more…]
February 14, 2011
All photos taken by Global Visionaries participant Fiona Kuipers. Photos are also available to be seen on GV’s Facebook fan page.
February 14, 2011
Read the “Fiesta de Guatemala” news release by clicking on the link below: Global Visionaries 2011 Fiesta de Guatemala Auction news release If you are a member of the media interested in finding out more about the auction, here is some important contact information for you to use: Address: 2524 16th Ave. South, Suite 305,… [Read more…]
February 14, 2011
Written by Tim Takechi Here we are in February, the shortest month of the year. Next thing you know it will be March. Then April. Then May. Then June. Then summer. But for many high school seniors out there, they only have one thing on their minds: Graduation. High school graduation seemed so far away… [Read more…]
February 11, 2011
Photo Courtesy of The Seattle Times Today is Huskies on the Hill Student Lobby Day. It’s a day when University of Washington students rally together and head down to Olympia to help fight budget cuts in education. Why is education funding being cut and what does that entail? The nation-wide recession combined with Washington state… [Read more…]
February 9, 2011
Written by Tim Takechi Egypt is a nation known for its rich ancient history, breathtaking pyramids, and being the cradle of human civilization. But as recent anti-government protests have demonstrated, Egyptians are not afraid to employ cutting edge technology to earn the freedoms they desire. The 2011 anti-government street protests in Egypt stem from almost… [Read more…]
February 28, 2011
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