Sia KyriakakosNov 26, 20182 min readFinal reflection on TGC Irex Colombia.Going to Colombia I was open minded, I had no idea what was to happen, what I would learn. The global education online course had given...
Sia KyriakakosNov 25, 20182 min readSchools in ColombiaWe visited many schools in Colombia, from Universities to farm schools where the kids migrate. A common thread that prevailed was the...
Sia KyriakakosNov 25, 20181 min readAH the Amazon...We travelled to the edge of the world, walked through the river of life and walked into the Amazon. How little I felt, suddenly connected...
Sia KyriakakosNov 25, 20181 min readIn the city in the clouds the paesan culture shared their ambrosia for us mortals!Up in coffee country in a preserved coffee plantation we were introduced to the worlds life line.The production of coffee, the people who...
Sia KyriakakosNov 25, 20181 min readthe gift of cultureOur week in Bogota ended with an amazing gift of live music, dance lessons, dance performers, local food, and us dancing! And although...
Sia KyriakakosNov 24, 20182 min readThe journey of Christ with the cross. MonserrateI'm all too familiar with taking the road less traveled to reach the higher ground to a place of worship. I watched with amazement these...
Sia KyriakakosNov 24, 20181 min readBogota /Armenia/Filandia -Colombia was magical by night , amazing by day.I loved all the textures, colours, sounds, music, foods. Everything was complex and layered like humanity itself had built an...
Sia KyriakakosNov 24, 20181 min readthe secret to happiness is in the relationships we built in our livesA student of mine visited me in my classroom the other day,And I introduced him to the artists Ras Tres. I wanted her to see another way...
Sia KyriakakosOct 18, 20182 min readFulbright changed my trajectory!As we approached the Fulbright Foundation in Bogota,I found myself giddy with excitement.And when I saw the familiar Logo,My heart...
Sia KyriakakosOct 18, 20181 min readNicholas Prieto! Food -culture of loveNicholas Prieto! The war continues in Colombia. "...we are the soldiers. WE fight with our culture. We give the culture with our hearts!'...
Sia KyriakakosOct 17, 20181 min readfood , coffee and so much juice!The food was so incredible, super fresh and although foreign, familiar. Lots of juices and fruit you have never tasted before or even...
Sia KyriakakosOct 17, 20181 min read1/3 of Colombia's budget goes to educationDay 1 Bogota! Yannalis gives us an overview of educational policy and goals. Yannalis was our host teacher in Bogota and the rep for all...
Sia KyriakakosOct 17, 20181 min readCulture, Art ,Gender, Equity =CommunityI struggled to develop my guiding question- Thematically what would i be looking at? Here in the states the question of equity keeps...
Sia KyriakakosOct 16, 20181 min readReunion at the airport-The journey And Biden?!Atlanta was our meeting point! We rejoiced in each others site. It's funny how these events and circumstances, create instant families of...
Sia KyriakakosOct 16, 20181 min readBut the journey had started long ago.. We had all met up in DC in February.TGC-Teachers for global classrooms from the state department, had selected 80 or so teachers to...
Sia KyriakakosOct 16, 20181 min readAnd the suitcases started popping up! As I drove in to the airport my 'what's up' app started flaring up with images of suitcases.These suitcases were filled with stories of...
Sia KyriakakosJul 19, 20181 min readJuly 12th, the big day!On my way to BWI, excited to find my TGC friend Dave.
