New and Alone? Top 5 Recommendations
Oct 2, 2018 1:06:40 PM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Culture, Living Overseas
We first arrived in Morocco with two little boys, ages three and five, in tow. Imagine the scene — piles of suitcases, hungry children, sleep-deprived parents.
Surviving the Elements: A Farmer's Perspective
Sep 25, 2018 3:53:37 PM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Agriculture, Tunisia, Culture, Hope
Greetings from the beautiful farmland of North Africa!
Why We All Need to Think Like Librarians
Sep 4, 2018 3:33:19 PM Sarah Rymer Transformation, Business & Technology, Life, Learning
Did you know that thinking like a librarian has the power to transform lives?
A Learning Professional, A Professional Learner
Jun 19, 2018 11:41:39 AM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Culture
When I first moved overseas fifteen years ago, I was told over and over, “You are going into a new culture. Be a learner. You don’t know this culture. Be a learner.” Over and over…
Why It Is Important to be a Good Cheek Kisser
Mar 20, 2018 3:19:49 PM Sarah Rymer Culture, Hospitality, Lebanon, Learning, Relationships, Children, Hope, interesting people, Life
Community is Key to Transforming a Community
Jan 18, 2018 3:05:31 PM Sarah Rymer Culture, Hospitality, Learning, Relationships, Living Overseas, Life, community
At IDEAS, we value and believe that community is formed by intentional relationships, and is the context in which we collaborate, work, serve and care.
Entertaining Angels Unaware
Dec 22, 2017 10:35:00 AM Sarah Rymer Learning, Life, Culture, Hospitality
“Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have entertained angels without knowing it.”
Learning to See Through New Glasses
Dec 19, 2017 12:02:39 PM Sarah Rymer Learning, Life, Culture
One of the challenges of living in a new culture is that things often don’t make sense. Why do local people act in ways that aren’t logical? Why do they look at me strangely when I act in perfectly normal ways?
The Uneasy Life of a Middle East Skeleton
Dec 4, 2017 10:07:18 AM Sarah Rymer Learning, Life, Hope, Children, Education, Egypt, Families, Culture
Do you have skeletons in your closet? Our Associates in Egypt do, and he even has a name – Max.
A Year of Firsts
Nov 27, 2017 12:44:59 PM Sarah Rymer Learning, Life, Hope, Children, Education, Jordan
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a first-year, first grade teacher in your first year overseas? Read how one IDEAS volunteer is learning to thrive in the classroom and navigate a new culture and community!