This Is Not Just Like Malawi
Self-awareness is a gift. Not to each of us, but to those around us. A cross-cultural experience, even a short one, can often boost our self-awareness. But only if we let it. Too often, though, we settle for the performance of reflection rather than the real thing. We come back with polished phrases about what […]
Stamped Foreign: Travel, Aid, and the Politics of Borders
I’m wondering how I got to be almost 40 years old and have never crossed a land border between countries. We didn’t do international holidays as a family. The United Kingdom is a cluster of islands, so I’ve crossed borders by air and sea. So, I guess the answer is self-explanatory. This week, however, I […]