In the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, I grew up a city girl, or at least my version of a city...
Category - Travel
Melting glacier is evidence of Earth in distress
Hvannadalshnúkur, ICELAND – Looking at the melting glacier before me left me in shock. My 2018...
A ‘small, quaint, quiet town’ in Germany is not...
Ludwigshöhe, GERMANY – The word “home” is always hard to define, considering that it is something...
Hradec nad Moravicí, my faithful listener
Hradec nad Moravicí, CZECH REPUBLIC — With its 5,489 people, Hradec nad Moravici is unknown...
Covid cramped Spain’s style, but warmed its people
MADRID – For most of my life, I’ve had a tough time defining the word home. Is home a house where...
Hong Kong has changed. My future is uncertain.
HONG KONG – One evening a few months ago, my parents had a discussion over the possibility of our...
Say Their Names Memorial honors victims of racial injustice
HOUSTON – In the middle of Emancipation Park in Houston’s Third Ward stands a memorial honoring and...
I don’t recognize my hometown on the national news
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A. – Half my family has always lived in Kenosha and I’ve always...