
When we insist on shared values and universal human experiences, we erase these productive differences and cripple the potential for equitable collaboration.
When we insist on shared values and universal human experiences, we erase these productive differences and cripple the potential for equitable collaboration.
How do you learn from those with whom you can’t communicate? This question has posed a methodological and ethical quandary as I work on community-based mangrove restoration with Marine Conservation Philippines. My research explores localContinue reading
“Hi Joe!” I hear this cheery call often while doing community-based conservation in the Philippines. Filipinos frequently call foreigners “Joe.” It’s a rich, if casual, reference to the military nature of U.S.-Filipino relations: “Joe” derivesContinue reading
Internships can be hit or miss. Once, in college, I had an internship where my supervisor gave me one thing to do about every week or two that took me just a few hours, soContinue reading
Call me farang. Since returning to Kuraburi, that has become my new name. Farang is a Thai word for any foreigner of western descent. Sometimes it is an insult for idiot tourists. Other timesContinue reading