My mother went to school at a time in Portugal where you weren't supposed to question or challenge a very sexist, classist, and politically repressive nation. Yet throughout her education she took on one challenge after another, making it her tradition to fight against the rules and the limits...
I'm still not fully recovered from several days of wedding, but thankfully I've had the pleasure of speaking with pioneer videoblogger Ryanne during her travels (with Jay of course) in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. Instead of listing the large amount of reasons I recommend her posts, I'll just...
While it may not qualify as citizen reporting, anyone who's been reading this blog for some time knows about my friend Dishwasher Pete and his first book that is taking the world by storm. Pete will be a guest on an upcoming podcast where we'll discuss the world...
Much like I do on a daily basis in Amsterdam, this morning I hopped on my bike and rode into town here in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. And much like I do in Amsterdam, I'm sure to load up my mp3 player with recent podcasts so that I...
As I sit down to lunch with my parents at a beachside resort famous for having a huge population that immigrated to Newark, New Jersey, the waitress walks over with a bottle of wine. "This one is compliments of the gentlemen sitting in the back of the restaurant." My...
