Sauntering
Sauntering. That, above all else, is this bear’s favorite pastime. Sin duda. If I visit your ‘hood and you ask me what I’d like to do, be prepared; ‘let’s saunter’ will be my answer. I know what you’re thinking: Sauntering?...
Bodies Wrapped in Silk, Distance and Proximity in Friendships, the Island of the Sun, and Dedicated Teachers
At this year’s Global Voices Summit held in Budapest many attendees asked the Rising Voices participants how they could help support their projects. One of the best way to encourage new bloggers to keep sharing stories about their lives and communities is to...[Rising Voices] Landslides, Poetry, Life, Death, and Paramilitarists
Every two weeks we feature four to five posts by Rising Voices participants as a way of showcasing some of the finest content from new voices that are typically ignored by both traditional and new media. In order to make new voices heard, however, we must be willing...
Diaspora and Development
As if immigrants to the Western world don’t have enough to worry about with accusations of terrorism and complaints of non-assimilation, they must also endure the frequent criticisms that come from their home country. If they become too involved in the affairs...[Question] Where is my Mind?
I’ve got about 15 drafts of posts I’ve been meaning to publish here. Then another 20 or so floating around in my head (and soon to be evaporating) that I’d also like to write. And, of course, there are the 6,315 unread items in my RSS reader that I...Latest Photos
