MySpace is proud to partner with the New York Times to find two intrepid and articulate people to join Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof in Africa this summer – and one of them could be YOU! Nick will choose one college or graduate student in an American university and one teacher in an American middle or high school to accompany him on a 10-day reporting trip and experience the horrors of – and solutions to – global poverty first-hand. Whether you apply or not, continue to check out this profile for videos, blogs, and articles from Nick, last year’s winner Casey Parks, and, eventually, this year’s student and teacher winners. Follow their progress across the African continent, hear their thoughts on interviewing world leaders, join them as they visit hospitals and orphanages, and witness the displacement from the Darfur genocide through their eyes.
Expect to see plenty of heartbreak, but also heroic people who are making real progress in overcoming poverty. I'm hoping the experiences will help transform you -- not turn you into an aid worker, but leave an unforgettable imprint on you that will affect your priorities for the rest of your life. And I'm hoping that your blogging in turn will help leave an imprint on countless others who travel vicariously through you.
Photos source of The New York Times
