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Travel. Culture. Politics.

I need a break, you need a break, we all need a break.

"Politics" and "politicization" are two very different things, and right now we've reached peak "politicization." Let's just all take a second, and step back from the edge.

Shared: Six other times the US has banned immigrants

The question is, how far are we willing to sacrifice our ideals, beliefs, and morals in the name of safety from an enemy that may-or-may not be imminent? Last I checked, more Americans die from heart disease, cancer and suicide than terror-attacks. Where are the executive orders on those issues?

Shared: Dealing with the death of a loved one (as an expat)

Death is never an easy thing, for anyone really. Whether you were beside your loved one’s side every minute of the way, or a thousand miles away, the pain hits you just as hard no matter where you are geographically.

A Look Back at the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise” written in 1978 has served as a call for women to find strength within themselves to overcome oppression, violence, and intolerance. We will rise.

Footage from the Women’s March on Washington: Toronto

In case you missed it.

Getting personal with the Liebster Blog Award

In the vast world of blogging, the Liebster Blog Award is a gentle, virtual hug from a fellow blogger. I've been nominated by the 2trvlrs, a wonderful couple (Theresia and Dave) who galavant around the world together and post gorgeous pics... Continue Reading →

In Case You Missed It: 4 takeaways from Trump’s pre-inaugural press conference

These 4 moments during Wednesday morning's press conference, are indications of what President-elect Trump's time in the White House will (most likely) look like. When Trump's attorney, Sheri Dillon, evoked Rockefeller's conflict-of-interest as VP to allude that Trump's business operations are... Continue Reading →

Vera Brittain’s 1933 memoir speaks true today

"It is not perhaps, so very surprising that the War at first seemed to me an infuriating personal interruption rather than a world-wide catastrophe." V.B.

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