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Whether they deal with local culinary flavors and cultural traditions, or provide an overview of a program on religion, webumentaries are full of insight and raw knowledge. Come back to this page often. We'll be updating it on a regular basis.

	Intro to CURRENTS '07 Click here to hear what countries we'll be visiting during CURRENTS '07 and what topics we'll cover in each country.
	El Yunque, Puerto Rico On February 8, GNG took a trip to El Yunque, a rainforest located in Sierra de Luquillo on the island of Puerto Rico. Click here to take a video tour of the rainforest.
	Candomblé in Brazil Candomblé is an African religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. The religion came from Africa to Brazil, carried by African priests and adherents who were brought as slaves between 1549 and 1850. Click here to learn more about the religion.
	Religion in South Africa Seventeen years after the end of Apartheid in South Africa, the country has given birth to a new generation being brought up in a society fair to all races. In this webumentary, we join Garrett, a Pentecostal, and Candace, an Anglican, as they introduce us to the religious landscape of Cape Town and discuss the role the church played during aparthied.
	Becoming Indian in Chennai Watch as these students dive into Indian culture and transform themselves from jeans and t-shirt wearing Americans to traditional Indian women.
	Hinduism in India Nitya, an eighteen-year-old living in Chennai, practices the world's oldest religion: Hinduism. Join Nitya as she guides us through a Hindu temple, shows us how to pray to Brahman and the other Hindu deities, and invites us to a festive holiday dinner.
	Islam in Malaysia Alia, a young Muslim woman who likes to shop and is trying to ace her tests just like you, takes us on a journey of what it means to practice Islam. Click here to learn more.
	Cruising the Streets of Ho Chi Minh City This isn't your grandma's station wagon – It's a motorbike on the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Click here to follow Joanna as she bravely mounts a motorbike and tries to make her way through the city.
	Japanese Baseball Join Mark as he lets his inner baseball fan run wild at this nail-biting game between Osaka's Orix Buffaloes and the opposing Soft Bank Hawks.
	10 Minute Exercise What starts out as a little bouncing turns into an intense experience that rocks every joint in Mark's body as he gets the work-out of his life at a vibrating exercise machine in a Kobe mall. Also watch as Mark takes a whiff of some flavor infused oxygen from a high-tech smell contraption. Your idea of fitness will never be the same…