Monthly Archives: February 2011
No, You’re Mean! (A Sweet Thailand Memory)
One of my legacies as an English teacher for the SOLD kiddos may be how effectively I taught the meaning and pronunciation of the word ‘mean’. The kids loved it. All the time I would hear them yell “Mean! You … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Moments, Thailand
Tagged acts of kindness, badmintion, English Teacher, mean, Stink eye, trash talking
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A Few of My Favorite Things
I recently came across a forgotten once a favorite book of mine called “The Moon is Always Female” by Marge Piercy. A dear friend of mine introduced me to her writing while I was visiting him in Paris- which was … Continue reading
Posted in Return To America
Tagged For the Young Who Want To, Marge Piercy, New York Actors, Poetry
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Vegetarians Beware
Recently while visiting NYC I noticed restaurants had a “letter grade” on their cleanliness (as decided by the Health Department) posted (whether they liked it or not) on their front window. The majority of places were given an ‘A’. I … Continue reading
Posted in Only in Thailand, Return To America
Tagged Health Department, letter grades, NY restaurants, pigs, restaurant sanitation, vegetarian
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Worth Keeping
The past year has been spent living between two worlds where I am the same person but different parts of myself can flourish and be nourished. I am looking forward to finding the place where I comfortably live in a … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Return To America
Tagged 65 degrees, America, Friends, NH, Temporary job positions, The SOLD Project, Work in Long Island
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New York, NY
After parking the car (just far enough away from the fire hydrant to maybe not get a ticket) I step out in the icy midnight air and look to my left. The Triboro Bridge is lit up against the night … Continue reading
Wise Words
“Men should be involved in the fight against sex trafficking, but they shouldn’t feel as though they need to lead it, or try to be a “rescuer” like some Liam Neeson character with a gun. The best thing a … Continue reading
Unearthed Pictures
The SOLD Project recently posted this on their blog: Unearthed Pictures. I had tears running down my face watching. Follow Unearthed Pictures work through their Facebook, Twitter and website. View more of their incredible film work at unearthedpictures.org/projects
Posted in SOLD Project, Trafficking/Prostitution
Tagged Freedom, Pictures, The SOLD Project, trafficking, Unearthed
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Not Just Tickets for Sale.
Parts of this Op-Ed were originally posted here ~~~~~ While hurrying through New York’s Herald Square last winter, I was stopped on the street by a small Asian woman. Accustomed, as New Yorkers are, to having a wall up, it … Continue reading
Posted in Trafficking/Prostitution
Tagged New York, Super Bowl and Trafficking, The Super Bowl, trafficking, Under Age Sex
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