Reconstructing Home: A Milestone for The Global Citizen

One of the last books I read with the primary school kids at my Storytime session was Rien qu’un bisou“

29 May, 2015

Ways To Grow

April 3rd, 2015. Damay nyibi dek. (I’m going home.) Kan ngay nyibi? (When?) Mardi bi di new. (Next Tuesday) Loolu gaw na. Do togg ba ci kanam. Fii dina wet. Dinanu la namm! (That’s so soon. You should stay longer. We’re all going to miss…

18 April, 2015

Here Right Now

January 1st, 2015 Sometimes we read for the language – its beauty and poetry. Sometimes we read for the knowledge – the perspective and insight. Sometimes we read for the inspiration – the imagination and make-believe. Then sometimes, all the stars line right up to…

06 January, 2015

In Constant Bloom

November 9th, 2014 Before embarking on this bridge year, I was excited to live in a different country and immerse myself in a different culture. These were reasonably simple steps to take… I just hadn’t realized what a world of learning I was opening myself…

14 November, 2014

In A Relationship with Life

September 16th, 2014 It has been a month since I left home in Malaysia and already so much has taken place. I want to share it all – families, training, failures, triumphs, conversations, mosquito bites, mangoes, inspirations, marriage proposals, tears, dances, quirky language teachers, baobabs…

18 September, 2014

Finding My Footing

August 1, 2014 Last night, while performing the compulsive, always-only-barely-conscious activity of scrolling through my News Feed, I came across a post by Humans of New York quoting Malcolm Gladwell: “Change your mind about something significant every day.” Bull’s eye, Mr Gladwell. That is just…

30 August, 2014