Even those on the front lines aren’t immune to the financial casualties of COVID-19. Dozens of healthcare workers at an emergency room in southeast Tennessee receive devastating cuts to their salaries—but the real cost could be the lives of their patients. When 26-year-old Carl Montgomery comes home from work, he immediately strips down, showers, and…
With a mission to spread the message of peace and hope from the Sahrawi people to as many people as possible, the artist Federico Guzmán summons us below the melhfas to his artwork Tuiza
Don José is an extraordinary man. At 78, he brings together the wisdom of the old man, the energy of a young man and the joy and purity of a child. Dominika Struk had the opportunity to meet him one spring afternoon at the Huerto del Rey Moro, a community garden managed by the residents…
Clara Duarte Ceballos in the Park of Prado de San Sebastián / EMILY MILAKOVIC Although same-sex marriage had been legal for years by the time Clara realized she was lesbian, the world she lived in had not caught up. “I thought I was the only girl in the world who liked other girls.” Clara Duarte…
The depopulation of many rural areas of Spain is creating as many challenges as it is offering new opportunities for those who have not joined in the exodus to the cities. Several residents of Las Infantas, in the province of Jaén, describe their tribulations and hopes living in a village of no more than 400…
Camp “Dignidad” (Dignity) is home to 19 of the more than 800 homeless people that live in Seville; evicted from their homes, jobless, foreign or sick. amongst them, there is also a poet, Manuel.
Dawn Richard offers us this sensational portrait of Alhassane, a refugee from Guinea who, after many difficulties, managed to leave his country after the political crisis of 2009, settle in Seville and become a professional athlete.
Gado dances breakdance. He and others like him meet when they can where they can to practice their movements and unleash their creativity. All they need, he says, is a roof and a good floor. But breakdance is much more than that. From him, Gado and his companions obtain valuable lessons for life. This wonderful…
Adrián learned to paint in nature. Surrounded by trees and subtle sounds, he discovered the art of making colors vibrate, as well as the way to escape the fixed form and catch the dream image. Today, he continues to paint in the forests of San Sebastián. Calvin Badger and Brittany Boudreau sign this contemplative, delicate…
The performing artist David Gutierez has traveled the world with his vertical dance company B612, named after the asteroid that was home to the Little Prince, the character created by Antoine de Saint-Exu-Péry. As he now makes the transition to performing on the ground as an acrobat, musician, and clown, while also teaching workshops across…
By the strength of love, two mothers, Susan and Irene have been able to create their own families without blood ties thanks to adoption. “I think everyone should adopt. I do understand that the way we did it, going to China, it was very expensive, but if you do it internationally or locally, the opportunity…
From her second-hand clothing store for children, located in the heart of Seville, Lola Jiménez Calderón is a professional committed to improving the living conditions of children in her city, toy by toy. Lola is a tall, 55-year-old woman and has a slightly raspy voice with which she is always willing to add her opinion to conversations….
For Rosa Paz caballero, 62, and her husband Manuel Galindo Geneiro, 63, family is at the core of everything they do. From financial stability in Madrid, to scrounging for metal pieces and cardboard to sell on the streets of Seville, to now selling antiques in a historic market for extra money, Manuel and Rosa work tirelessly to…
Students of this course, offered in English or Spanish as language of tuition, create audiovisual projects based on the life their host community. Creativity meets social observation in an experiential learning environment, with professor Carlos Pineda.
The CIEE Global High School program takes high school students from the United States to different corners of the world so that for a few weeks they can be part of communities so different from the one they come from (and so similar, at the same time). Global Discovery is one of the courses of…
According to INE (Spanish Statistics National Institute), there were 911.300 people in Spain working in the transportation sector in 2016, 553.700 of them on the road. Truck drivers’ work is essential for national economy. Nevertheless, they generally go unnoticed and few of them actually know the extent to which their profession is difficult and risky….
