I write about nationalism, sustainable economies, public history, social movements, immigration, MeToo issues, and ethical travel. Since November 2023, I have been living on the road, staying in a different country every month. I write about that experience in my Aging on the Run series.
Tirana, Albania, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If we build it, will they come?
In Albania, time folds, though the marching chronology of the country's last 130 years appears stark with fundamental change: The Ottoman Empire, Nationalist Monarchy, Italian Fascism, Enver Hoxha’s...
Shqiperia (Albania). First impressions.
First impressions are precious and dangerous. Precious because you see things that later you gloss over. Dangerous because you make quick assumptions based on slim evidence. Shqiperia at first...
Madrid: A Robust Commons Makes a Good Place to Age.
Getting off the train in Madrid, we followed the crowds into the dark city. Our train companions formed a line for taxis, but we crossed the street and got on the right bus and to the right...
Cuatro Cuerpos: Cádiz, Spain
"Check in with your bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual," the online yoga instructor said. Pain radiated down my legs. Sciatica. My mental body divided our journey into five parts,...
Tirana, Albania, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If we build it, will they come?
In Albania, time folds, though the marching chronology of the country's last 130 years appears stark with fundamental change: The Ottoman Empire, Nationalist Monarchy, Italian Fascism, Enver Hoxha’s...
Shqiperia (Albania). First impressions.
First impressions are precious and dangerous. Precious because you see things that later you gloss over. Dangerous because you make quick assumptions based on slim evidence. Shqiperia at first...
Madrid: A Robust Commons Makes a Good Place to Age.
Getting off the train in Madrid, we followed the crowds into the dark city. Our train companions formed a line for taxis, but we crossed the street and got on the right bus and to the right...
Cuatro Cuerpos: Cádiz, Spain
"Check in with your bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual," the online yoga instructor said. Pain radiated down my legs. Sciatica. My mental body divided our journey into five parts,...
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.I write about nationalism, sustainable economies, public history, social movements, immigration, MeToo issues and non-car travel. Since November. 2023, I have been living on the road, staying in a different country every month. I write about that experience in my Aging on the Run series.
Tirana, Albania, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If we build it, will they come?
In Albania, time folds, though the marching chronology of the country's last 130 years appears stark with fundamental change: The Ottoman Empire, Nationalist Monarchy, Italian Fascism, Enver Hoxha’s...
Shqiperia (Albania). First impressions.
First impressions are precious and dangerous. Precious because you see things that later you gloss over. Dangerous because you make quick assumptions based on slim evidence. Shqiperia at first...
Madrid: A Robust Commons Makes a Good Place to Age.
Getting off the train in Madrid, we followed the crowds into the dark city. Our train companions formed a line for taxis, but we crossed the street and got on the right bus and to the right...
Cuatro Cuerpos: Cádiz, Spain
"Check in with your bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual," the online yoga instructor said. Pain radiated down my legs. Sciatica. My mental body divided our journey into five parts,...
Tirana, Albania, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If we build it, will they come?
In Albania, time folds, though the marching chronology of the country's last 130 years appears stark with fundamental change: The Ottoman Empire, Nationalist Monarchy, Italian Fascism, Enver Hoxha’s...
Shqiperia (Albania). First impressions.
First impressions are precious and dangerous. Precious because you see things that later you gloss over. Dangerous because you make quick assumptions based on slim evidence. Shqiperia at first...
Madrid: A Robust Commons Makes a Good Place to Age.
Getting off the train in Madrid, we followed the crowds into the dark city. Our train companions formed a line for taxis, but we crossed the street and got on the right bus and to the right...
Cuatro Cuerpos: Cádiz, Spain
"Check in with your bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual," the online yoga instructor said. Pain radiated down my legs. Sciatica. My mental body divided our journey into five parts,...
Recent Posts
Tirana, Albania, Minneapolis, Minnesota. If we build it, will they come?
In Albania, time folds, though the marching chronology of the country's last 130 years appears stark with fundamental change: The Ottoman Empire, Nationalist Monarchy, Italian Fascism, Enver Hoxha’s...
Shqiperia (Albania). First impressions.
First impressions are precious and dangerous. Precious because you see things that later you gloss over. Dangerous because you make quick assumptions based on slim evidence. Shqiperia at first...
Madrid: A Robust Commons Makes a Good Place to Age.
Getting off the train in Madrid, we followed the crowds into the dark city. Our train companions formed a line for taxis, but we crossed the street and got on the right bus and to the right...
Cuatro Cuerpos: Cádiz, Spain
"Check in with your bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual," the online yoga instructor said. Pain radiated down my legs. Sciatica. My mental body divided our journey into five parts,...
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I write about nationalism, immigration, public history, sustainable economies, MeToo issues and the politics of travel