Hokkaido, JAPAN – A-I-U-E-O. The first five vowel sounds of Japanese, the most fundamental building...
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Curiosity and wonder are the roots of learning
West Linn, Oregon, U.S.A. – From afar, this one looks like an obsidian marble. It is painted with...
Inle Lake in Myanmar, where people live a life on the water
Shan State, MYANMAR – Inle Lake, famously home to floating villages, on-water gardens, and the...
Trans pioneer shares her journey of trauma, abuse and, finally...
Note to readers: This story contains disturbing descriptions of traumatic life events and offensive...
Stalin’s hometown in Georgia still loves him
Gori, GEORGIA – It has been more than 30 years since the Soviet Union’s collapse, but since the...
On the Afghan border, Pakistani teacher strives to educate...
A teacher and social activist in Pishin, Pakistan, Muhammad Ikram is the founder of a school that...
Facing attacks and threats from Brazil’s president, she...
Maringá, BRAZIL – The Brazilian journalist Patricia Campos Mello does a lot of traveling for her...
‘The world is not made for me’ Disabled youth face...
Albany, Oregon, U.S.A. – You would think that time has advanced and society should be more...