Perspectives on D-Day from IE3 intern as official guest to Obama Speech
Noted on June 23, 2009 | By Cynthia Engel in
When I arrived in France a few weeks ago, it seemed I was the only one that didn’t know, and yet I should have been the first- Obama was coming to Normandy. It was a much-anticipated visit, since he had rejected stopping in Normandy previously when invited to visit there just before the NATO summit in Strasbourg. Since his return for the ceremony of the 65th anniversary of D-Day was confirmed, all the preparations have been closely followed in the media. The memories of WWII being continually present in the French national spirit, the D-Day anniversary is a…
So today, (I think) is my third day in Prague. If jet lag had a physical presence I think it would be some sort of giant, sci-fi amoeba that has used it's powers of phagocytosis to engulf me. Now I just sit in my disorienting, opaque existence and wait to be digested. YAY. However I must say there is probably no better place to be eaten by a sci-fi creature than Prague. I can't believe how beautiful and old it is, it's almost overwhelming. (Don't worry though, I'm safe inside my amoeba, who incidentally likes to…
Esther Honey Foundation (EHF) programs, one of IE3's internship sites were named one of the world’s ‘best 100 volunteer vacations to enrich your life in travel author Pam Grout's latest addition to the National Geographic’s 100 Best Vacations series. Grout said that the foundation, one of the first if not the first organization to recruit veterinary volunteers to provide ongoing service, was selected in mid-2008 for its Cook Islands and Bora Bora VET TREK programs ‘partly because of their unique opportunity to give’. The book, described as a travel guide with a heart, is a rich…