Global Voices, Local Stories: Radio Project for ESOL 50
Group 1: Family Ties
Bizi Makonnen, Arch Huang, An Thi Thai
Bizi, Arch, and An share stories of being a parent and being a child. Their stories capture the joy and challenges of family bonds.
Group 2: Love and Adventures
Victoria Mogni and Minami Sugawara
Victoria took the plunge to live in a new country, and future teacher Minami explores what it means to be an educator.
Group 3: Travel
Zhenya Glazyrina, Natalia Diminscaia, Magaly Badan
Travel brings new experiences and also new challenges. Zhenya, Natalia, and Magaly share their travel experiences of trekking in the Himalayas, discovering Moscow for the first time, and being living with a US family as an au pair.
Group 4: Cultural Differences
Clarissa Branco, Meimi Niida, Peter Hein
Cultural differences within
Clarissa, Meimi, and Peter explain how growing up in three very different places led them to discover and embrace cultural differences.
Group 5: Trip of a Lifetime
Mike Hillany, Aysun Ozkose
What is the trip of a lifetime? For Mike, it’s a cruise to Egypt and for Aysun it’s the chance to discover Americana through the humble thrift shop and yard sale.
Group 6: Surprising Combinations
Engin Tekin, Patricia Mozetic, Babak Behziz
What happens when you bring together water guns and faith, students and seniors, or ancient Iranians and gender equality? Engin, Patricia, and Babak explain.
Group 7: Study Abroad, take 2
Jules Lee
Jules lost her first opportunity to study abroad, so now she’s taking advantage of her second.
