'A Gift for the Village' follows team to Nepal
October 6, 2010
One Virginia Tech instructor is delivering the gift of culture to communities on opposite sides of the world.
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Stroke of genius: Virginia Tech instructor builds cultural bridges
October 6, 2010
Sauntering along a gravel pathway from her modest home, illuminated by warm lights and livened with colorful strings of prayer flags, Jane Lillian Vance peered down her pitch-black driveway, scattered with cats, on a Wednesday night. The tiny woman, with
US education leads to personal discovery
September 1, 2010
When growing up in my home country, Nepal, I was called by the nickname of "Hitler's granddaughter" by my uncle. Unlike any other regular nicknames he could have called me by, he chose this bizarre nickname because I grew up as the only child for the fir
August 28, 2009
Jane Vance slogged across an 18,000-foot Himalayan pass. Snow swarmed her body, the clouds like an awoken hornet's nest. The thin air gripped her lungs in a vice, and the bitter cold needled her bones.