About this Book

Today, young people are traveling to countries such as South Sudan to work in water treatment, and Vietnam to shoot documentaries about healing after war. They are joining in to perform air guitar at festivals in Finland, and listening intently from within the audience at community film screenings in Rwanda. The challenge of today is not just "where to fit in one small place," but identity and interaction in the global world. THE PLACES WE'VE BEEN: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35 offers a peer-written collection of 47 vivid and transportive, personal and original nonfiction pieces that portray contemporary snapshots across the globe.Contributors include: BBC journalist Theopi Skarlatos / Marvel Comics editor Daniel Ketchum / Amazing Race producer Derek Helwig / U.S. National Team rugby player Louis Stanfill / MTV Base VJ and HIV/AIDS activist Vanessa Mdee / THE MEMORY SHOW playwright Sara Cooper / World Air Guitar Champion Justin "Nordic Thunder" Howard / and many more