Taiwan, Covid-19 & Our Experience
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the world in many ways, forcing us to examine our community frameworks and how they function during global crises. My partner and I were fortunate to experience Taiwan’s excellent pandemic management firsthand when we lived there in December 2020. As Americans living in Taiwan, we could observe two different narratives:…
Negotiating Through The Funk: Building Inclusive Leadership Skills
In today’s diverse and complex social and political climate, developing leadership skills that promote inclusiveness and safety in the workplace and community is essential. The Negotiating Through The Funk workshop provides an interactive and engaging opportunity for individuals to develop these skills through reflection, discussion, and creative problem-solving. The workshop’s objectives are to reflect on…
Diversity & Inclusion Work at Taipei American High School
My work with Taipei American High School has been a valuable experience for the school community and my personal growth as a consultant in diversity, equity, inclusion, conflict, resolution, and identity work. The opportunity to work with faculty, students, and parents on these issues was a great learning experience for me and a chance to…
Taiwan-Our Place of Healing and Support
My partner and I are currently in Costa Rica, en route to the San Jose Airport, where we’ll spend the night before departing for Taiwan – our fourth visit to the country. As I reflect on my past experiences with Taiwan, I can’t help but wonder what draws us back to this place time and…
Basketball in Taiwan
Basketball has become more than just a sport to me. It has become a tool for managing my emotions. While I never had aspirations to play professionally, I enjoyed playing basketball with like-minded athletes. Basketball is like a freestyle rift between jazz artists, where the coordination of movement, teamwork, passing, and flow comes together to…
London-The British Museum
After our incredible adventure in Egypt, I was eager to continue exploring ancient history. We added a three-day trip to London to visit the British Museum’s extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts. Upon arriving in London, I was pleasantly surprised that the city was much more diverse than I had anticipated. I had assumed that London…
Hatha Yoga Retreat in Nepal
Our visit to Nepal came soon after visiting Egypt; we had just completed a tour of the pyramids and felt that after such an intense trip, going to a yoga retreat could help us process the new knowledge we had gained and deepen our wellness practices. We found a retreat high up in the Himalayan…
Nepal Orphanage: Service Learning & Development
Working in the mountains of Nepal was an experience I will never forget. After a fantastic trip to Egypt, I decided to continue developing my wellness practices at a retreat in Nepal. Before leaving the United States, I was connected with a student from Nepal who helped me arrange a three-day volunteer opportunity at his…
Vipassana Meditation Retreat & Seeking Silence
Silence, being still, and learning from the Universe are tasks if you take the practice seriously. For me, seeking these sources came from desperation; I found myself repeating cycles that brought pain to others, and I was having a hard time finding a way to break out of the process I was currently in. At…