Irritated by Trivialities
Irritated by trivialities, overwhelmed by brutality and innocent suffering, disappointed by our own inadequacies – –in anxiety, confusion…
Society
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Homeless
I packed up the car with as many of our belongings as possible, mostly blankets and clothes. I…
The Orientalists – Part 2
In Xanadu: A Quest, William Dalrymple’s first book, is a work that amassed critical acclaim from the likes…
Big Dipper
It was a long, cool February night here in the bustling streets of Manila. Once again, I looked…
Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship
Schools are places of learning and development, but they are not free from conflicts. Acts of violence, bullying,…
Cultivating a Limitless Mind in the Age of Growth Mindset
In her book titled Limitless Mind, Professor Jo Boaler discusses six keys of learning to create opportunities for…
Do All Roads Lead to Samarkand?
For lust of knowing what should not be known/ We take the Golden Road to Samarkand. [[1]] The…
“Scrap Paper Loves Me”
Scrap paper loves me. I spent my college years in a state after the Soviet Union collapsed where…
The Orientalists – Part 1
Author’s note: Many of the books and authors mentioned here are well-known. There are dozens more from writers…
Birds or Humanity?
There is often mixed joy and sorrow when traveling abroad, sometimes discovered in the journeying, sometimes found at…
Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements
The origins of a seemingly nameless civic-social movement which later became popularly known as the “Gülen Movement” or…
“Praise the Lord, I’m Bald”: Learning to Live Again
The worst thing about cancer they don’t tell you? The aftermath. The shock waves. It’s surviving the quick…
Water, the Power of Positivity, and Education
I have recently been very intrigued about moods, specifically how our moods biologically change. The processes behind why…
Grateful for A Soldier’s War
She stood at the edge of the abyss, the blinding darkness engulfing her, enticing her. It would be…
Death
We woke at the thud, panicked. My wife and I had been dozing in bed, squeezing the last…