Blog Entries - December 2007

O Little Town of Bethlehem

katlac00

Christmas in Bethlehem was quite an experience. A lot of stores had Christmas decorations, not put up in August like the United States, but at a more reasonable time just a few weeks before December 25th. Although I was in the most amazing

place to celebrate Christmas, to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas anyway- it didn't feel like Christ [...]

BuildaBridge Cofounder Honored with Award

ncorbitt

Today, Dr. Vivian Nix-Early, Philadelphia-born native daughter, was honored with the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune award by the Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Each year the NCNW selects a woman whose life style, accomplishments and contributions to society resembles that of its founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

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Liz Herrera Joins the BuildaBridge staff

ncorbitt

Liz Herrera de Cabezas joins the BuildaBridge staff as Coordinator of Central American BuildaBridge Institute. She will be developing/translating the website into Spanish and communicating

with Central American artists and organizations while planning the Institute for 2009. Liz is a writer, who has worked for local and internati [...]

Teaching English in Aida Refugee Camp

katlac00

I've been living in Aida refugee camp for almost two weeks now, and am finally becoming familiar with the smells and sounds. There is no real system of garbage collection in the camp, and most of the waste is thrown into empty gardens or on the streets. The smell of garbage is mixed with smells of spices and cooki [...]