https://johnhuebner.me/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2020-10-17 https://johnhuebner.me/cultural-experiences daily 0.75 2020-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132720640-QSPGQKR2LHEY5WE046OV/IMG_2025.jpg Cultural Experiences - Pol Pot’s Killing Fields, Cambodia In the 1970s, more than 25% of Cambodia’s population died under Pol Pot’s brutal regime in fields where firing squads would allegedly murder dissenters of Pol Pot’s Communist/Marxism leanings. This destruction of human life impacts many areas of Cambodian life today from a population imbalance to extreme levels of poverty and lack of safety nets to assist its population to human trafficking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132080079-AVVAMI8U7TZPEB529INL/IMG_2103.jpg Cultural Experiences - St Isaac’s Russian Orthodox Church, Russia Completed in 1858, this beautifully-maintained church now serves as a museum. Throughout the history of Soviet Union (1917–1991), there were periods when Soviet authorities brutally suppressed Christianity to different extents. Soviet Marxist-Leninist policy consistently advocated the control, suppression, and ultimately, the elimination of religious beliefs. While Soviets actively encouraged atheism, most religions were never officially outlawed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104403652-GKIRP3LR9JIYUO323LAG/IMG_2015.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Quechuan Village, Peru Did you know that over 10 million people speak Quechua, the largest Indigenous language of South America? Peru has the most speakers (4 million). In the Andes, this traditional outfit is commonplace for women of the Sacred Valley. Peru is also home to dozens of Incan sites— like Machu Picchu — easy to explore by foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132254958-3MFJQXEF3XN4S376HF4M/IMG_2006.jpg Cultural Experiences - Rio Cultural Tour, Brazil The world-famous Selaron Steps in Rio de Janiero represent a life’s passion of the Chilean Artist Escardaria Selaron. Risking financial ruin to do so, he worked tirelessly until the end of his life in this public art project to beautify the crumbling stairs adjacent to his home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129700223-8GN51Z8M2Z6KSIN3LWBW/IMG_1999.jpg Cultural Experiences - Buckingham Palace, England Ever since King Alfred styled himself King of the Anglo-Saxons from about 886, England has had a long, storied history of reigning monarchs. While today its authority over the United Kingdom is largely symbolic, House of Windsor under its current monarch Queen Elizabeth plays an ever-changing yet consistent role over society within the country and (less so) over the association of 54 countries in the British Commonwealth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126324025-ZYMD0LGX733RCRB7IQ9L/IMG_2004.jpg Cultural Experiences - Rock Cave Church, Cappadocia, Turkey History can even be found inside these special soft rocks that were the result of a volcanic eruption 2.6 million years ago. Inside you will find some of the best preserved 10th century frescos painted from the Early Christianity Era which are among the oldest such artworks in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587114212763-KXH4Z1OQHU75YTMO2HG3/IMG_2043.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Freedom Monument, Latvia This important monument withstood the Soviet occupation and continued to serve as a symbol of national independence to Latvians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132608379-999W003KNLVW3SX1F5SP/IMG_2037.jpg Cultural Experiences - Dumpling Making, China Dumpling making is a Chinese tradition passed down through the generations. Especially important for Chinese New Year, dumplings are thought to have started 1,800 years ago by a doctor as a remedy for an epidemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126959620-PF09GXSDKGH827USP8WE/IMG_2019.jpg Cultural Experiences - Alpaca Wool Products, Chile Often found in colorful scarves, ponchos and sweaters, alpaca is a very fine and soft wool that comes from a smaller relative of the Chilean lama, bred specifically for its fleece. The alpaca’s fleece is well adapted to the cold Chilean Andes mountainous climate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587079718278-3UL9D0NHNQQP4ROULHJ2/IMG_2005.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey With its eight domes and six minarets, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (better known as the Blue Mosque) was built between 1609 and 1616 during the Ottoman-era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132362569-BYVOZCTMZRCG2ILU8ZXG/IMG_2022.jpg Cultural Experiences - Chinese Heritage Museum, Singapore This museum displays artifacts collected from more than 200 Chinese Singaporeans. It showcases a typical-sized living space in Singapore’s Chinatown from the 1950s when Chinese migrated to help build the Singapore economy. In some cases, an entire family would have lived in this tight space shown in the photo above, demonstrating the level of sacrifice these individuals made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587130453525-A0JJVL6D36SCPXCOGNM4/IMG_2104.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Confuscist Temple of Literature, Vietnam Built at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, this place of learning was established in 1070 is one of several temples in Vietnam dedicated to the teachings of Confucius. This site also houses Vietnam’s oldest national university, Imperial Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113993213-TTVZT2LW1SFI3QZT7AZW/IMG_2040.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Musee D’Orsay, France When Impressionist artists first entered the French art science in the late 1800s, the Salon, the then-gatekeepers of French art circles, considered this new art form vulgar and strange. Today, Impressionist paintings are a huge draw to France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129875678-IZZZZHDPXBAAV9Y858HB/IMG_2028.jpg Cultural Experiences - Military History Museum, Vietnam Downed U.S. planes are on display in this Hanoi museum that offers an alternative view of the late 20th-centrury long-standing conflict that split Vietnam and costed 1.3 million lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587112043332-S4YNLFJGT82QRCZRUIUY/IMG_2009.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Picking Coffee Beans, Costa Rica Costa Rica is one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly countries with its “Pura Vida” philosophy. Wind and solar power as well as sustainable practices in everyday life are commonplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126369466-RLNIGPTBPB1E49SYZ94G/IMG_2054.jpg Cultural Experiences - Kuku Yalanji Tribe, Daintree Rainforest, Australia Altogether, there are 18 Rainforest Aboriginal tribal groups in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. When visitors come to the Daintree, one of the largest and oldest rainforests in the world, you may be greeted by the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Aborigional People who host a fire ceremony so that visitors are officially announced and presented to Kuku Yalanji ancestors before these visitors enter the Daintree. Indigenous have sustainably lived in the Daintree for thousands of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587114698652-XMQDLFRNGA9KEW4M884K/IMG_2061.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Camp Greaves, Demilitarized Zone, Korea The most heavily guarded border in the world, the DMZ includes Camp Greaves, a key former base where U.S. troops were once stationed during the Korean War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132307175-F7BS78MN14CW3J05R7VO/IMG_2001.jpg Cultural Experiences - 1600’s Turkish Home, Bosnia & Herzegovina This well-maintained Turkish home harkens the days of Ottoman rule in capital city Mostar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126423808-KSMFVHQZ3QNOYTTOWVR0/IMG_2029.jpg Cultural Experiences - Thai Cooking Class, Thailand One of the best ways to get to know a culture is know a culture’s food - even better take a local cooking class. In Thai cooking, a dish isn’t considered satisfying unless it combines five flavors of salty, spicy, sweet, bitter and sour. A great way when not traveling to get to know a culture is to try new foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587130945872-10KCYYN3GXABV2C6D2HC/IMG_2101.jpg Cultural Experiences - Shinto Water Cleansing Ritual, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104267712-EXSHMO5BPBT3LARGWR1I/IMG_2030.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Volunteering at the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara Sikh Temple, India Prior to COVID, this community kitchen Bangla Sahib Gurudwara Sikh Temple in New Delhi served over 10,000 meals a day to any and all who came. By May 2020, LA Times reports the temple is now serving between 100,000 to 300,000 meals a day from its 24/7 staffed kitchen as more and more impoverished need access to meals in India. Rooted in community service, Sikhism is the fifth largest organized religion in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131960375-M3XV2IYGZ29PTHCCBTA5/IMG_2107.jpg Cultural Experiences - Todaiji Buddhist Temple, Japan Located in Nara, Japan, Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples. Opened in the year 752, it houses the world’s large bronze Buddha Vairocana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113737904-ODEM2DYDRHJ5ZC03BNRZ/IMG_2038.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium Bringing in central elements of Christianity, Javier Pérez’s Corona, the glass crown of thorns on the red cushion represents Jesus’ suffering and the creation of light with his resurrection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104716420-671RQF2LB82R5T11C5RH/IMG_2010.jpeg Cultural Experiences - United Church of Bogota Fundraiser, Colombia This multi-generational church supports the international community in Bogota, including some of the 1.5 million Venezuelan refugees that fled to Colombia and now live there for better lives — representing one of the biggest refugee crisis in the world today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104180605-41NSQCT2WKGL3D87X9HF/IMG_2041.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany We must never forget the heinous crimes against humanity waged at places like Dachau. More than 32,000 Jews were documented perishing here during WWII - it is suspected thousands more died here as well by the brutal hands of the Nazis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113355777-X7Z20UUHUUG0KSZGQBDN/IMG_2033.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Dashain Festival, Nepal The Dashain Festival is one of the most important Hindu festivals in Nepal and beyond. It focuses on family reunions and the renewal of community ties. The 2019 festival marked a return of this local Kathmandu cultural dance event in Kathmandu where local elders advocated for its revival in order to pass down this beloved childhood traditions to the next generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131197534-XGBTJI00IJULN3V5WD2P/IMG_2024.jpg Cultural Experiences - Teaching English, Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133284379-VI6EC83RGSXAAFNG3CQH/IMG_2049.jpg Cultural Experiences - Jewish Cultural Tour, Hungary Professor Zoltan leads our group through the Jewish Quarter of Budapest, which includes several incredible synagogues and the former Jewish ghetto where Hungarian Jews were essentially held against their will awaiting deportation to camps. In 1944, over 434,000 Jews were deported on 147 trains, most of them to Auschwitz in Poland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104786705-IWBWXNPWS2DZL95LJRAR/IMG_2064.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Irish Heritage Museum, Ireland The Potato Blight of the 1860s started one of the largest migrations the world had seen up until that point. More than 1 million left Ireland and this award-winning museum tracks that emigration and the Irish diaspora around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126651850-4K5IJWS5EPSLEOKAC6UI/IMG_2039.jpg Cultural Experiences - The King on Prinsjesdag, Netherlands Every year the King of Netherlands on Prinsjesdag (Princes’ Day) takes to the streets of The Hague for the opening of the government’s first legislative session. This popular event fills the streets with Dutch citizens seeking to get a peak at their reigning monarch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126880937-5DBKRAXF5JJYN4MYEUUX/IMG_2008.jpg Cultural Experiences - Local Chocolate Factory, Belize Sometimes referred the “Cradle of Chocolate”, it is believed the Mayans invented chocolate more than 2,600 years ago as a Maya chocolate pot was found dating then. Maya kings consumed large amounts of chocolate as did the average Maya citizen thousands of years ago. Here they make it straight from the bean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131313067-ITINXI01N013SZYA7472/IMG_2027.jpg Cultural Experiences - Helping Rice Farmers, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133176362-YME0WHIMVUIU9QP3T7BY/IMG_2069.jpg Cultural Experiences - Cross Cultural Powwow, Canada This annual Powwow in Banff attracts dozens of local Indigenous Peoples’ communities living in and around the Canadian Rockies. Events like this celebrate and help cultures thrive through the generations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131828298-8PV6VCK8VJVZL48Q681E/IMG_2042.jpg Cultural Experiences - Hill of Crosses, Lithuania Even though Soviets tried to destroy it multiple times, this important pilgrimage site is where one will find thousands of crosses placed for sick loved ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587114814613-VTM5WFA2SDM1YGLPZI4C/IMG_2065.jpeg Cultural Experiences - United Nations, New York In 2016, the United Nations in conjunction with its 193 member nations established 17 Sustainable Development Goals worthy of your perusal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132444500-UK7JQRYLGSRG9E35ICQS/IMG_2021.jpg Cultural Experiences - Sidewalk Art, Uruguay Founded in 1680 by the Portuguese, the historic quarters of Colonia del Sacramento were declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129816828-39CCT1PIDIW8OUOVDUPG/IMG_2048.jpg Cultural Experiences - Roman Ruins, Croatia Some of the world’s best perserved Roman ruins can be found in Croatia — especially in Split, Croatia, home of Diocletian’s Palace from 305 A.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587130289659-Z9WIYK14OSYC01AUOY9L/IMG_2102.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Doheny Street Synagogue, Hungary Also known as the Great Synagogue, Doheny Street Synagogue is the largest in Europe holding up to 3,000. As the border of the Budapest Ghetto, Doheny Street holds a deeper meaning as home to this historical building. 147 trains took Jews from this section to Auschwitz, where 80% perished immediately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113068360-TDYP9VIPY4KOEXKM1ZIW/IMG_2032.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Public Hindi Cremation, Nepal This UNESCO-site operates 24/7 preparing remains of Nepalese loved ones to be released into the adjoining River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133456817-5SQRADGBYX5P0AY9MJVW/IMG_2050.jpg Cultural Experiences - Maaori Village, New Zealand This thriving geo-thermal Indigenous village has been welcoming visitors for over 200 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133520275-X7M989TG548M3T88EGRM/IMG_2045.jpg Cultural Experiences - Russian Folk Show, Russia Folk dancing like Barynya and Karmarinskaya are particularly culturally significant in Russia as citizens hold this art form in the highest regards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133227225-0NUQX5SJ1AF0OOLAIVJL/IMG_2026.jpg Cultural Experiences - Buddhist Monastery, Myanmar This peaceful Buddhist monk shared his temple and lifestyle while leading a small group mediation. While 90% of the population of Myanmar follow Theravada Buddhism, the military-led government is accused of restricting freedom of religion, as evidenced by the 2017 Rohingya crisis where more than 700,000 Muslim and Hindu refugees fled the country fearful for their safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587073112676-HSSTGBAASYCJNOU6JHT9/IMG_2034.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Tibetan Monks, Sera Monastery, Tibet, China At 13,000 ft elevation, Sera Monastery is one of the best places to witness student monks debating and is one of the “great three” Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587111866527-5FRYQ43CTM1T1I92U5OQ/IMG_2007.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Lecture on Mayan Culture, Mexico Known for its art, architecture, and math, this Mesoamerican civilization is particularly known for having the most sophisticated writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132169884-K9I3EBL2XCUT11LQH2QY/IMG_2106.jpg Cultural Experiences - Tua Pek Kong Taoist Temple, Malaysia The Chinese have had an incredible influence over the riverside city of Kuching, Malaysia on the island of Borneo where this Taoist Temple can be found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126810878-FMVBV0EI7L4AGVEVS8UB/IMG_2014.jpg Cultural Experiences - El Muro de las Lágrimas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador The Wall of Tears was built by prisoners who were sent to the Galapagos after WWII to establish a penal colony. Prisoners were once housed here in an open air prison until 1959. Under the extremely harsh conditions, many did not survive and died in building the lava black stone wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587124965534-PQBY04M6SPRQCHHFPF46/IMG_2020.jpg Cultural Experiences - Yamana Tribe Exhibit, Argentina The Yamana, a now-extinct seafaring tribe, were known for its unbelievable ability to live without clothes in a frigid climate through keeping fires mobile. Settlers pushed tribes off their ancestral lands in late 1800s and early 1900s, lands that sustained their existence for generations; ultimately such acts contributed to the now-extinction of the Tierra del Fuego Indigenous. In the early 1900s, an Austrian missionary documented their existence after he earned their trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587124847265-ICC6H6UCI3K3F4LJ2WD9/IMG_2003.jpg Cultural Experiences - Ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt The only Wonder of the Ancient World remaining largely in tact, the Pyramids of Giza were built over 4,500 years ago. The pyramids are believed to have been built to house the remains of deceased pharaohs who ruled over Ancient Egypt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104844734-VSMWIV3UWSK2ZHQQ9JQX/IMG_2016.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Lecture on Climate Change, Antarctica Over the last year, Antarctica clocked in its highest temperature days since reporting began, and melting ancient ice shelfs. 90% of the world’s available fresh water lies in the Antartica’s ice sheet. Any questions that our Earth is at risk? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113168345-58RQCRN5FG8C7TW9WSCO/IMG_2035.jpeg Cultural Experiences - 70th Anniversary, China 2019 marked the 70th year since the beginning of the People’s Republic of China. PRC spared no expense to celebrate this big achievement; flowers, banners, parades, and fireworks blanketed across the country during the September 2019 celebrations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587130559708-UD5SPQSC9W9XP7D3Z0E8/IMG_2105.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Hindu Water Purification at Holy Water Temple, Indonesia This water temple is visited by locals on a regular basis as part of a water purification ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133390439-HXKH6U3G4HZHF597WRE2/IMG_2060.jpg Cultural Experiences - Kyoto Cultural Exchange, Japan Japanese students welcome American students in a fun cultural exchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126698160-3I7O0V3HRZGXQSJAVC27/IMG_2046.jpg Cultural Experiences - Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral, Finland This church, originally built from 1830–1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, was first known as St. Nicholas' Church until 1917 independence of Finland. Today it is a major Helsinki landmark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132676124-587DKL2C46PB4CLWLHCA/IMG_2044.jpg Cultural Experiences - Museum of Occupation and Freedom, Estonia This museum helps Estonians and visitors not to forget the years of occupation it endured under the Soviets prior to its winning its full independence in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587072964513-MZ5APB7GNJSZ7QZ8SNCV/IMG_2013.jpeg Cultural Experiences - Kitchwa Village, Amazon Rainforest This Amazonian mother shared this versatile plant, which grows in abundance in the Amazon, demonstrating its many uses in cooking, storing food, and sewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587124757148-Y7XPYIG4JTATO5MXQRZI/IMG_2023.jpg Cultural Experiences - Sarawak Cultural Village, Malaysia Borneo celebrates its Indigenous Peoples through this well-maintained cultural village with regular demonstrations of dance, traditions, art and food of the 7 Indigenous communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126556882-1VMAPNJ8QAH59LPIX6VR/IMG_2036.jpg Cultural Experiences - Terra Cotta Warriors, China Uncovered in 1974 by Chinese farmers, the Terra Cotta Army is a collection of more than 8,000 terra-cotta sculptures depicting armies of Qin She Huang, the first Emperor of China. These warriors were buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE to protect the Qin in his afterlife. https://johnhuebner.me/about-john daily 0.75 2020-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119893310-1SEV6DOI09GFXK0CON8M/IMG_2074.jpg About John - Salzburg Music Festival, Austria Performing The Bassirids with the Vienna Philharmonic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119735689-YKJG4HSZUWNVF40UTYMB/IMG_2012.jpg About John - Bogota United Church, Colombia Performing Opera in Small Bites with pianist Saffron Chung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119520820-S8D3IMRJO2B7N6DGWWFI/IMG_2067.jpg About John - Carnegie Hall, New York John with his family after his solo performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119339853-O7KPWC577YEWGUGQYG3R/IMG_8385.jpg About John - Helsinki City Museum, Finland John (right) performs with NYC Performance Pianist Saffron Chung Helsinki City Museum, August 26, 2019 in Opera in Small Bites, a concert series of opera and classical music selections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119638001-WW9FNLZZSCC53IHIIZZ9/IMG_2058.jpg About John - Kyoto Concert Hall, Japan Performing with the National Children’s Choir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587119406009-JMW35FXHDMIPF9W7BV0Y/IMG_2082.jpg About John - Lincoln Center, New York Performing with the New York Lyric Opera Theatre https://johnhuebner.me/multi-media daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587650514620-RP7T63VYZULBH6YAH4G9/come%2Bsee.jpg Multi-Media - songs EP John Huebner, front row in right, as Javert in March 2018 Production of Les Miserables in Torrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587651966809-82D2TKQMJUE94RJOEOEN/image2.jpeg Multi-Media John Huebner performs at church fundraiser for United Church of Bogota in Columbia in February 2020. https://johnhuebner.me/peformances daily 0.75 2020-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122075145-JQBZROR9XWIZTUY0OYKK/IMG_2056.jpg Performances - Kawaguchiko Music Forest (Japan) National Children’s Chorus performance in Kawaguchiko, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122233067-GYHU9DT410O7I4QUA3LK/IMG_2018.jpg Performances - Opera In Small Bites (Antarctica) Solo Concert aboard MV Hondius in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647064948-53F06LRR8O3JSE1HVM27/IMG_2085.jpg Performances - Musical Potpourri New York Lyric Opera Theatre at Lincoln Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122285572-SA4L5GKXVSP1IF46CXWD/IMG_2062.jpg Performances - Lindenbaum Peace Festival (DMZ, Korea) Joint performance with youth musicians from South and North Korea at Camp Greaves broadcasted on South Korean TV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598642348720-T1DBVFGS4JIIYMLDO2GI/IMG_2086.jpg Performances - Hansel and Gretal John as Peter in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretal at National Opera Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121469029-FC6NOR385WIUO6FN55TL/IMG_2017.jpg Performances - Opera in Small Bites (Antarctica) Encore Performance on Orne Island, Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647895559-Q0B5MSG9TGMUKT2M4G6V/IMG_2092.jpg Performances - Disneyland Performing Arts Performance with Palos Verde Children’s Choir at Disneyland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122022945-POWCBB2QY6P7CBRR9OFM/IMG_2063.jpg Performances - MAPO Arts Center (South Korea) National Children’s Chorus performance in Seoul, South Korea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647311748-0URVAMCWW2OD0WU66ODS/IMG_2070.jpg Performances - Nebulla National Children’s Chorus at Royce Hall, UCLA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598646842325-F3AV7WOGBP13EMNLO6UZ/IMG_2072.jpg Performances - Malher’s 8th Symphony National Children’s Chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647493609-KHMQMKRS5RJA6YAHREAO/IMG_2073.jpg Performances - Into the Woods Ambassador High School’s production of Into the Woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598640761180-DQ8CEHEFY439A8XXCV83/IMG_2089.jpg Performances - Les Miserables Les Miserables John as Javert in Ambassador’s High School Musical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598646952317-8DZ6L1RY8T7ZK3V4XMB5/IMG_2081.jpg Performances - Love, Passion & Betrayal New York Lyric Opera Theatre at Carnegie Hall, New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647398439-E6EVKL206PR4HI9GK2IX/IMG_2084.jpg Performances - Hansel & Gretal John as Peter in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretal at National Opera Theatre, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121245584-XIBRU9P027ZFN6T5TKPA/IMG_2047.jpg Performances - Opera in Small Bites (Finland) Helsinki Festival at Helsinki City Museum, Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121414659-YV3MHIJIF2YBHBTMRHJX/IMG_2055.jpg Performances - Kyoto Concert Hall (Japan) National Children’s Chorus performance in Kyoto, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647197057-HRAILBYZOC8BKS85036G/IMG_2076.jpg Performances - Salzburg Music Festival Henze’s The Bassarids performed with the Vienna Philharmonic in Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647697016-X4OXF08Q9GES03NH1XTB/IMG_2091.jpg Performances - Pacific Symphony Choral Camp Performance at Little Hall, Cal State Fullerton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587120573523-PVMHJ6Q2UGZLXCDT3MB7/IMG_2068.jpg Performances - Opera Solo at Carnegie Hall New York Honors Concert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1598647604596-G09VAWHCTL7A93TQU8PU/IMG_2090.jpg Performances - Godspell John The Baptist & Judas in Ambassador High School’s production of Godspell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121883785-FVVIF4EP7D9D66N5Y4IY/IMG_2057.jpg Performances - Blue Rose Suntory Hall (Japan) National Children’s Chorus performance in Tokyo, Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587120016393-SI9JA2I3G86E7JL4YUC7/IMG_2052.jpg Performances - Sydney Opera House Finalist with Honors Performance Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121314070-OE1YUTET9W26JAKT3PW2/IMG_2011.jpg Performances - Opera in Small Bites (Colombia) Fundraiser Solo Concert, United Church of Bogota, Colombia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587121961794-5ED0BGSYS7W4QQEZZI0R/IMG_2002.jpg Performances - Opera In Small Bites (Egypt) Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, AFRICA https://johnhuebner.me/hero daily 0.75 2020-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1586789678502-38DFI6ZAF14VBATLZT0U/John%2BCarnegie%2BGroup.jpg Home Prior https://johnhuebner.me/home daily 1.0 2020-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118395300-48CJWQESWBU3QWZXKUI9/IMG_2053.jpg Home - Sydney Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118493198-EPKR2LYOTLKS3GNRHH7Z/IMG_2071.jpg Home - Disney Concert Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1600532575409-XY21YMN1RSWEB0M903PF/OSB_Bogota.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587150059143-4FLLT5L2IYFEB6GXZ8UT/IMG_2064.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1601733686899-ZYOU8J1U9JHBR898VPG4/SCBU%2BVol%2BI%2BFC%2B%2528FINAL%2529.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118435185-87Q0N5G5B0ZTXIP3QPPM/IMG_2079.jpg Home - Carnegie Hall https://johnhuebner.me/bio-1 daily 0.75 2020-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1586817305428-S2JSN58DFFOUGUG4PVPA/IMG_8385.jpg Bio Prior John (right) performs with NYC Performance Pianist Saffron Chung Helsinki City Museum, August 26, 2019 in Opera in Small Bites, a concert series of opera and classical music selections. https://johnhuebner.me/past-performances daily 0.75 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122402299-JBURC59M2BJ99NAF3WTX/IMG_2086.jpg Past Performances - Hansel and Gretal John as Peter in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretal at National Opera Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123147580-865WY242CN2JT0AB95QL/IMG_2084.jpg Past Performances - Hansel & Gretal John as Peter in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretal at National Opera Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122902595-MU9RQP6SHDREICSNXGIE/IMG_2085.jpg Past Performances - Musical Potpourri New York Lyric Opera Theatre at Lincoln Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123396923-XS1JS1ATID5G7RKW83FN/IMG_2092.jpg Past Performances - Disneyland Performing Arts Performance with Palos Verde Children’s Choir at Disneyland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123272319-HBXMWROEKNUF7BMYYKE1/IMG_2090.jpg Past Performances - Godspell John and Judas in Ambassador High School’s production of Godspell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122343923-S8ZE2LIYT8YSSNXCGM7M/IMG_2089.jpg Past Performances - Les Miserables John as Javert in Ambassador’s High School Musical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122830530-QNTEBHX5N3B4RPWDXIL8/IMG_2081.jpg Past Performances - Love, Passion & Betrayal New York Lyric Opera Theatre at Carnegie Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123323174-PWIZ51HJV417M9ZB4L24/IMG_2091.jpg Past Performances - Pacific Symphony Choral Camp Performance at Little Hall, Cal State Fullerton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123198542-Y7BOYMC6WYSPVTMJKQ8L/IMG_2073.jpg Past Performances - Into the Woods Ambassador High School’s production of Into the Woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123017971-HPSTR5WJL9N9O6ZDHH98/IMG_2076.jpg Past Performances - Salzburg Music Festival Henze’s The Bassarids performed with the Vienna Philharmonic in Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587122449369-RYPX5G2WWQQTKCAPH8BK/IMG_2072.jpg Past Performances - Malher’s 8th Symphony National Children’s Chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587123074459-IXHM9HJYIY7HX2TR27NV/IMG_2070.jpg Past Performances - Nebulla National Children’s Chorus at Royce Hall, UCLA https://johnhuebner.me/7-continents daily 0.75 2020-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592040302053-RLKSPDONUS9HVDH0TJOT/Adjustments.jpeg 7 Continents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592041821405-6TA63AVXCY44079MZ5CK/IMG_1868.jpg 7 Continents - North America - Honors Concert Carnegie Hall, New York, June 25, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592042324001-03ZUYAG297FRP8HU2TAP/IMG_6161.jpg 7 Continents - Asia - Lindenbaum Peace Festival Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), July 13, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592041887676-PORP3840WF1HL5XKUX3M/IMG_0659.jpg 7 Continents - Antarctica - Opera Solo Orne Island, Antarctica Peninsula, January 11, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592042249811-YRSK8XIG2D4TUOF8MDHH/Adjustments.jpg 7 Continents - Africa - Opera Solo Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, March 14, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592041714716-ZVT71RARDZH8OXR3U6B3/Adjustments.jpg 7 Continents - Europe - Opera in Small Bites Helsinki City Hall, Finland, August 26, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592042137978-HG5J2AUCJQPB1YSI47UF/IMG_1837.jpg 7 Continents - S America - Opera in Small Bites United Church of Bogota, Colombia, February 12, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592042605912-GCP7JNNUCWO0K6OQRUJH/Adjustments.jpg 7 Continents - Antarctica - Opera in Small Bites Oceanwide Expeditions, Antarctica, January 10, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592042515278-7P14BCULLHMYAAPKFY8U/Adjustments.jpg 7 Continents - Oceania - Honors Series Sydney Opera House, Australia, August 4, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1592043007647-EKT5ORMJ5BGMKM1ARWLB/Adjustments.jpg 7 Continents - North America - Opera Solo Carnegie Hall, New York, June 25, 2019 https://johnhuebner.me/home-music daily 0.75 2020-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118395300-48CJWQESWBU3QWZXKUI9/IMG_2053.jpg Home (Music) - Sydney Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118493198-EPKR2LYOTLKS3GNRHH7Z/IMG_2071.jpg Home (Music) - Disney Concert Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118435185-87Q0N5G5B0ZTXIP3QPPM/IMG_2079.jpg Home (Music) - Carnegie Hall https://johnhuebner.me/videos daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://johnhuebner.me/home-prior daily 0.75 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587150059143-4FLLT5L2IYFEB6GXZ8UT/IMG_2064.jpeg Home (Prior) - Culture and Music BINDS US John Huebner’s Personal Website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118395300-48CJWQESWBU3QWZXKUI9/IMG_2053.jpg Home (Prior) - Sydney Opera House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118435185-87Q0N5G5B0ZTXIP3QPPM/IMG_2079.jpg Home (Prior) - Carnegie Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587118493198-EPKR2LYOTLKS3GNRHH7Z/IMG_2071.jpg Home (Prior) - Disney Concert Hall https://johnhuebner.me/culture-research daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587104786705-IWBWXNPWS2DZL95LJRAR/IMG_2064.jpeg Culture & Research (Copy) - Irish Heritage Museum, Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113737904-ODEM2DYDRHJ5ZC03BNRZ/IMG_2038.jpeg Culture & Research (Copy) - Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132676124-587DKL2C46PB4CLWLHCA/IMG_2044.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Museum of Occupation and Freedom, Estonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129816828-39CCT1PIDIW8OUOVDUPG/IMG_2048.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Roman Ruins, Croatia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126651850-4K5IJWS5EPSLEOKAC6UI/IMG_2039.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - The King at Princes Day, Netherlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131313067-ITINXI01N013SZYA7472/IMG_2027.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Helping Rice Farmers, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133520275-X7M989TG548M3T88EGRM/IMG_2045.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Russian Folk Show, Russia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587131828298-8PV6VCK8VJVZL48Q681E/IMG_2042.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Hill of Crosses, Lithuania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129875678-IZZZZHDPXBAAV9Y858HB/IMG_2028.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Military History Museum, Vietnam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587129700223-8GN51Z8M2Z6KSIN3LWBW/IMG_1999.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Buckingham Palace, England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587126959620-PF09GXSDKGH827USP8WE/IMG_2019.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Local Tapestry Weaving, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587113068360-TDYP9VIPY4KOEXKM1ZIW/IMG_2032.jpeg Culture & Research (Copy) - Public Hindi Cremation, Nepal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587132362569-BYVOZCTMZRCG2ILU8ZXG/IMG_2022.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - Chinese Heritage Museum, Singapore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587079718278-3UL9D0NHNQQP4ROULHJ2/IMG_2005.jpeg Culture & Research (Copy) - Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e14beb06d6ac9464e006100/1587133456817-5SQRADGBYX5P0AY9MJVW/IMG_2050.jpg Culture & Research (Copy) - 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