by News Decoder | 28 Jan 2022 | News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad
Three graduate students in Paris have joined News Decoder, bolstering staff and adding new perspectives to the nonprofit’s governance. A new intern and two new advisors have joined News Decoder, strengthening front-line staff as it enters the busiest time of the...
by Nicole DiSante | 27 Jan 2022 | Students in the Spotlight, Thacher School, Youth Voices
A Chinese citizen studying in the U.S., Li Keira Yin wins this month’s Student in the Spotlight award for her contributions to News Decoder’s community. She has published more stories on News Decoder and won more awards than any other student in our 6-½...
by Lotte Diry | 18 Jan 2022 | Discovery, European School Brussels, Identity, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Youth Voices
The person in the mirror is not familiar to me at all. I’m tired and empty, and she is pretty and happy. Where can I find the real ‘me’? I wish I looked like me Gasping for air I open my eyes. Distorted images of boneless hands on my skin slowly fade...
by Abdul-Kudus Alhassan | 14 Jan 2022 | African Leadership Academy, Culture, Discovery, Identity, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Where I grew up, the kitchen was a “no-go” area for males. But my love of food has helped teach me how to live a successful life as an African man. Koose (Wikimedia Commons/Linason Blessing) Old faded curtains lazily draped over the windows on either side...
by Urvashi Bundel | 10 Jan 2022 | Americas, Art, Culture, Donald Trump, Personal Reflections, Politics, Youth Voices
A year after supporters of ex-U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol Building, a young poet reflects on the American dream — or nightmare. A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol before a prayer vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the...