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Faculty members of the South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) are in town. The Center for Appalachian Studies has strengthen the existing partnership, and this is the last leg of the federally funded “Mountain-to-Mountain” grant project. Faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions have benefited greatly in teaching, research, mentorship, scholarship, human relationships and more. The Mountain-to-Mountain research projects in the High Country and South Africa were possible thanks to the $500,000 grant project, funded through the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in South Africa. Special recognition to grantee Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa, associate vice chancellor for international education and development at App State. He co-directed the project with Dr. Grey Magaiza, head of the UFS Qwaqwa Campus Department of Community Development. Grant project collaborators Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell, our director Trevor McKenzie, and Dr. Katherine Ledford, who is also the founding chair of International Connections of the Appalachian Studies Association have embraced the project with a very special dedication. This video shows the great energy that Dr. Ledford has put into the visit of our counterparts at UFS. We’re very satisfied with the results of this partnership and we want to thank Dr. Katherine Ledford for her great initiative. #mountaintomountain #mountaineers #MountainsMatter #AppStateAppStudies #appalachianmountains #AppStateAppStudies

Mini Glitter Lady Gabriella Montero edited this video in Adobe Rush. She performed on it with abita Yndiana Montes. They had a lot of un doing the ugliest faces:"Mini Glitter Lady is also very mean. Sometimes she doesn't know how bad her behavior with glitter is so bad for the environment. I didn't know that glitter was so bad. I'd like that every kid would know about the dangers of glitter," she said.

In this episode, Glitter Lady talks to two vendors at King Street Market. These are the owners of Mountain Flowers Hemp and Hedge Family Farm. She also meets with legendary Judith Phoenix of Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture.

Acompáñanos a conocer el último reducto de los ates artesanales en Morelia, la capital de Michoacán. Según el Diccionario de la lengua española, ates son una "pasta dulce o carne hecha de frutas como membrillo, durazno, guayaba, etc." Michoacán es famoso por su exquisita gastronomía, reconocida ya como Patrimonio Intangible de la Humanidad. A la cabeza de sus postres está el delicioso ate moreliano, que es herencia del mundo arábigo a través de España.