Final Report from Bahrain
Goleta teacher of the year Brent Elder gives his final report on his trip to Bahrain to help special needs students.
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Sci-Fi Skies
FIRE ON THE FRINGE: Few positives can be wrung out of the prolonged incendiary scenario and the lurking dread of the Zaca Fire, apart from the realization that it’s all perfectly in sync with nature’s clearing process. But, as we slink and cower beneath the sci-fi skies of orange hue and snowy ash, certain clarifying ideas hit home. There comes with the picture a sense of solidarity and awareness of the greater forces of the landscape that surrounds our urban coastal outpost.
Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Hannah takes a trip aboard the Condor Express and learns that whale watching in Santa Barbara is definitely worthwhile.
Down Home
Hannah heads to the good old American South to visit her grandparents.
The Things We Lug
Faced with a looming fire, Hannah takes inventory of her personal belongings.
Brent’s B-Day and Swimming with Jamal
Brent celebrates his birthday and swims with a student in Bahrain.
Braving Isla Vista
This little college town offers a spread of highs and lows for curious travelers.
Bahrain’s Friendship Society for the Blind
Brent receives positive feedback from the press and community, then discusses the lack of opportunities afforded to the disabled.
Southward Bound
Hannah bikes to Summerland and discovers that the word “quaint” is best applied to that little seaside town just south of Santa Barbara.
Working for Fairness in Bahrain
Brent gets Ella multiple job leads and finds more special needs students who need help in Bahrain.