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Finding Joy in the Simple Things: A Visit to an American Grocery Store
On Sunday July 17, we welcomed students from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Portland, Maine for their 2-week Global Navigator Program sponsored by the Baltic-Amercian Freedom Foundation (BAFF). After unpacking... keep reading
Welcome to Maine!
The students’ first day here for the BAFF Leadership Academy was July 4th, and they were ready to start exploring regardless of the jetlag. After a quick class, we headed... keep reading
Biddeford Mills: A Historic Glimpse of Past and Looking to the Future
Over the years the state of Maine has experienced drastic changes in the economy and the type of goods produced and services offered. Mills were built in many towns and... keep reading
Festival Weekend
The United States of America is a country colored by the diversity of its people. It is often referred to as a “melting pot,” and for good reason. There is... keep reading
Student Perspective: Boston Exploration - Harvard, Faneuil Hall, and beyond!
Today's Student Blog post was written by Ralfs Bormanis: While learning about the business world, our amazing group from BAFF Leadership Academy 2019 also explores interesting and exciting American culture... keep reading
A Kayak Adventure
One thing that should come to mind when thinking about Maine: our beautiful coastlines. We spent half of the day out on Saco River, which opens up to the Atlantic... keep reading
Student Feature: My First American Baseball Game
Guest post, by student blogger: Deividas Latysovic Here we go, I thought way back in May, what can be more American than watching a good old fashioned game of American... keep reading
Hiking and Shopping: Both Extreme Sports
It was a warm and humid Sunday morning, typical of a Maine summer day. After a forty-five minute bus ride to Bradbury Mountain State Park, we set off on our... keep reading
Fun and S'more Fun
The Baltic States have marshmallows, chocolate, and sweet cookies like our graham crackers, however, they do not necessarily put them all together, warmed up by a fire as we do... keep reading
Final Day: Old Orchard Beach and Portland Head Light
All week, the forecast called for a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms for our Saturday beach trip and last day together. Luckily, in defiance of the ominous icons on... keep reading
Hurricane Valley Farm
On the last Wednesday of the program, we had the opportunity to visit Hurricane Valley Farm to learn about social entrepreneurship. Met at the barn by Craig Lapine, founder and... keep reading
Kalvis' Time in Portland
It is already Friday, 28th of July and this means that our “Leadership camp 2018” is coming to the end. These three weeks here in Portland have passed really fast... keep reading
The End of a Project and the Start of a New Journey
As we approach our final days with the BAFF students, we decided that a simple blog post will not be able to fully capture their last few days. We have... keep reading
Caffeination at Coffee By Design in Portland
Here in Portland we start our mornings at the college dining hall where the students pile their plates high with the plethora of food available for them, they make their... keep reading
Boston Field Trip: Harvard, Charlesbank, and the New England Aquarium
On Thursday, we were Boston-bound on the bus under beautiful blue skies by 8:30a.m. Despite Boston's "spaghetti streets" and tricky traffic, we arrived at Harvard University and were greeted at... keep reading