About this episode

The episode explores the experiences of university students who spend their summers teaching in rural communities and the lessons they learn in return.

Every summer, heaps of university students trade campus life for rural communities, arriving with laptops, lesson plans, and big ideas. They teach children, sell produce online, and lend a hand wherever they're needed. But the brochures leave something out. The real story isn't just what they bring to the countryside. It's what they bring back. On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Fei Fei, Yushan

Topics covered

• education
• rural communities
• university students
• teaching
• cultural exchange

Keywords

• university students
• rural teaching
• cultural exchange
• summer programs
• community service

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