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Business or Transgender Rights? I Chose the Latter
I'm not Target or Bud Light. This is a story of choosing not to do business with someone out of principle for transgender rights.
The Impact of a Broken Leg on My Digital Nomad Lifestyle: One Year Later
The digital nomad life can be phenomenal if you have your health, but things get complicated when you get sick or injured. Having been through this experience, I can now say it’s doable to live a digital nomad life with a broken leg, although it certainly comes with challenges.
To Repair The Humanist & Ethical Culture Movements, We Must Face History and Ourselves
This is a conversation starter about how we can address white supremacy culture in the Humanist and Ethical Culture movements so we can grow and evolve.
What is white supremacy culture?
White supremacy culture teaches us both overtly and covertly that whiteness holds value, whiteness is value.
Long COVID Awareness Day
March 15th is Long COVID Awareness Day. March is Long COVID Awareness Month.
Dear white women, we need to do better.
It is the year 2023, and International Women’s Day is upon us. And white women, we need to do better.
The 5 Most Interesting Things I’ve Learned in 2023 from Doing Research for Work
Something I love about my work is that it requires me to read and learn new things. Here are the five most interesting things I’ve learned so far this year as a result of research for work.
Implicit sexual harassment: what it is and why men don’t see it
I was sexually harassed by a man well-regarded in the international humanist community. Many men didn’t see how this was sexual harassment. So I’m taking this as an opportunity to educate folks about implicit sexual harassment.
Colombia, not Columbia: The things we get wrong about the country
Colombia is a beautiful country with a troubled past and a stale reputation. This is what we outsiders get wrong about the country.
A Conversation with One of the Worst People on Earth
A Kiwi in a fancy dinghy rode up to me on a dock at a remote hotel in Rio Dulce, Guatemala. What ensued was one of the most insufferable conversations I’ve ever been party to. Here’s what happened.
Remembering My Childhood Dog
My childhood dog took her last breath on August 23, 2022. She lived a very long life – 15 years. This is my memorial piece to her.
Advice for Learning a Language Abroad from a Global Traveler
I’ve been in countless uncomfortable situations to better my language comprehension, from which I've learned a lot, and I’m sure I’ll be in many more. So I want to offer some advice from my experience learning languages abroad.