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Trading Places: Unexpected Perspectives on Refugees’ Experiences

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

I got really excited about getting lots of psuedo-travel writing in one place, so here is an article I wrote for the VT Refugee Resettlement Program’s newsletter cause I doubt I’ll actually be going to Somalia any time soon, so spending time wtih Somali refugees is as close as I’ll come:

[read on]

Daddy, am I white?

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

So last night I went to a reggae concert in Winooski, with two friends, both of whom love to travel, are very smart and conscious and are studying international development, conflict resolution and environmental studies. One is of Indian descent, the other is Caucasian, Polish probably with some other European blood mixed in. [read on]

US commentary

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
I'm home from Cali. and my predominant memories are of time spent with my cousins and friends -- however, I don't feel like writing a "play-by play account of the trip" (and then Nikki took me to San Fran and ... [Continue reading this entry]

So . . . you wanna work with kids?

Sunday, July 9th, 2006
Here's some more thoughts on refugees in VT, though my experience yesterday made me feel the need to travel more, while at the same time to stay here. Okay, so two friends and I took 3 Somali Bantu kids out ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mississippi

Saturday, July 1st, 2006
Here's an email from Katrina relief trip to Mississippi, Nov, '05: The plan was to work at the Waveland Cafe for a few days before heading to a different area to do deconstruction. I was expecting Southern culture, but when I saw ... [Continue reading this entry]