by Main | Aug 7, 2012 | 2012, Asia, Youth Leadership
The current grandparents and parents of Korea saw their nation torn apart by war. Their generation invested their sweat and blood to build up the nation from its ashes, and shed many tears over the 38th Parallel that carved their families and homeland in half. The...
by Main | Aug 3, 2012 | Asia
In 2010, Korea hosted the G20 Summit as the first non G8 nation. Korea is unique, as President Lee Myung Bak shared, because it has “first-hand experience of economic development within living memory.” In Korea in the 70s, the average family could not afford to put...
by Main | Jul 31, 2012 | 2012, Americas, Global Peace Youth Corps, Learning from Nature, Youth Leadership
I was reminded of why I go into the mountains when I read about the mountain challenges of the youth leaders from the Global Peace Youth Corps in Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mountains of Montana. Before any major undertaking I go into the mountains to align my...
by Main | Jul 6, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Local Conferences, Peacebuilding
I first visited Kenya in 2008. The nation was still suffering from the aftereffects of post-electoral violence. But, I knew that Kenya would recover to become a leading force for African development. Under the coat of arms of Kenya is a Swahili phrase,...
by Main | Jul 4, 2012 | 2012, Americas, Human Rights and Freedoms
At the recent media conference in South America, the story of the the United States’ founding was shared. This story captures the essence of what makes America great. More than its political or economic system, what makes this nation great is its founding...
by Main | Jun 8, 2012 | 2012, Asia
This week, the Korean people commemorated the patriots who gave their lives for the birth of Korea. In South Korea, the Memorial Day is a day when we Koreans honor our obligation to the nation that we are a part of. This year, I want to challenge us to rethink our...
