Why Good Teachers Matter in Iraq When you were in high school you were probably pretty concerned with your GPA or at least your grades in specific subjects that you were hoping to pursue in college. Maybe you got into your first choice university, or maybe you had to settle for something a little less [...]
Sustainable Living in Iraq This isn’t about what you think it’s about. Sorry? Too often we associate “sustainable living” with recycling, cutting emissions, gardening, and getting rid of single use plastics. But what about living in a way that we are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually able to sustain for the long term? One of the [...]
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Episode 56 Hannah and Colleen continue their conversation about tourist sites in Iraq near Dohuk in this mini episode! Learn more over on our Iraq page! And send us questions and comments to Hannah@servantgroup.org. Read some other stories from our teacher training trip--EXPLORE! Here's a rough transcript of [...]
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Episode 55 Hannah and Colleen walk you through the favorite tourist sites for both locals and foreigners in Northern Iraq. Part two with the sites around Dohuk will come next! Some of these tourist sites in Iraq may surprise you! Learn more over on our Iraq page! And send [...]
Hannah and Colleen have a conversation with Victoria, who spent 28 days in Kurdistan on our teacher training trip back in August of 2021. Hear her reactions, culture shock, what she learned, and whether or not she'd ever go back! Also find out about what to do when you break your ankle on a mountain [...]
Chaldean Church History and Christian Diaspora (Part 3) Hannah wraps up her research on the Chaldean Catholic Church with their modern history in Northern Iraq, the destruction by ISIS, and the Christian diaspora to the West. What is the fate of Alqosh now? What will happen in the future to the church as their numbers [...]
Who's Got the Power? At the airport, I bought a phone SIM so that I would have data and emergency calling capability anywhere I went. It seemed reasonable given that my co-teacher and I were headed off on our own for a month with no language. It worked great! I texted my husband on our [...]
Chaldean Church History and Tradition (Part 2) Hannah teaches Colleen more on the history and beliefs of the Chaldean Church in this, part two, of a three part series. This episode covers the re-unification of the Chaldean Catholic Church with Roman Catholic Church along with some of the distinguishing features of the Chaldean Catholic Church [...]
What is the Chaldean Church? (Part 1) Hannah teaches Colleen about the origins of the Chaldean Church in this, the first episode of THREE episodes on the history and beliefs of the Chaldean Church. The splits, lines, and practices help illustrate how the Christian community in Iraq came to be there and their long history [...]
5oth Episode -- How Iraq Changed Us Hannah and Colleen share the ways that Iraq shaped small behaviors in their lives including hand gestures, expectations of people, restaurant protocol, and more. These are some of the ways that that Iraq changed us and made us different from our peers here in the US. Also, celebrating [...]
