Crossing boundaries in their disparate forms is the single greatest purveyor of wisdom in travel abroad. With each boundary crossed comes a deeper awareness of place. And, sense of place is what separates the traveler from the tourist. In 2003 I led twelve U.C. Santa Barbara students on a six-week field course to Fiji. As...Read More
My last border crossing into a communist country was ten years ago: a horseshoe up through Norway and down into the iron belly of the Russian rust belt. Entering Vietnam airspace, I felt the same angst/excitement that I knew on that midnight crossing into the Red World. Our approach mirrored the same flight path used...Read More
As Donald Trump prepares to defund climate research in America, now is the time to revisit the risks facing New Zealand and her people. Dr. James Renwick, a professor in the school of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University is a resident expert on the subject. He had some sobering advice when asked...Read More
Over the course of your life, whether you’re an older sibling, a parent, or a babysitter, you’ve probably been forced to sit through a few hours of mindless, unimaginative children’s entertainment. You’ve likely spent what feels like an eternity in a state of mind numbing boredom as your children or siblings are delighted by a...Read More
Recent Comments