This small town between Berlin and Stettin has lost nearly half its population since the 1970’s. For that reason, it is a very quiet town indeed full of retirees and safe, albeit empty streets. It’s location on the Mündesee makes Read more
Though it may seem like the thread of events have nothing in common, they actually do, and their occurrence reveals potential hazards with our current democratic model of politics. Last week, a friend asked if I wanted to participate in Read more
Where that famous treaty was signed – The Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI and more or less started WWII. The town is beautiful as is the Palace of Versailles, which Louis XIV resided in after he decided not to Read more
Ah, Paris, the subject of fame when it comes to all things cultural, yet my experience has been so different. “Ooh, it’s so beautiful! This is what I imagine Paris must be like.” ~ Marge Simpson Yes Marge, it is Read more
After reuniting with Tim in Vancouver in 2016 after a decade of not seeing each other, I thought I’d had to wait another decade to see him again. Apparently not, after ‘floating’, as Tim would put it, the idea of Read more
You were in the bedroom cleaning out some of your late husband’s clothes into old brown cardboard boxes ready to donate them to the Salvation Army. Though he was killed in action in the Gulf War over two decades ago Read more
Asia’s last remaining greyhound racing track closed in June of 2018, so I decided to pay it a visit just before it closed. Greyhound racing has a significantly lower profit than horse racing, a brief glance at the information board Read more
At a job application, I was asked what I thought about the role of technology in humanitarian work, here is my answer: Like any other field, technology is the new reality when it comes to improving effectiveness and outcomes. Smaller Read more
SONIC claims to be “America’s Drive-in”, and rightly so. With over 3000 stores around the country SONIC is America’s only remaining large scale drive-in restaurant with car hops. During the interwar period, drive-ins were a popular style of restaurant because Read more
