Aging on the Run, Latin America, long term travel, Minneapolis Interview Project, Nationalism, PTSD and Historical Trauma, Public History, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies, war and peace
It is our duty not to ignore our national reality, but we also have a duty not to ignore the global reality. José Mariátegui In Lima, the temperature in January is a delightful mid-70s—yet I felt woozy by midday, and drenched in sweat. It rarely rains, yet...
Israel/Palestine, Social Movements, war and peace
When world leaders signed off on Donald Trump’s International Board of Peace to oversee Gaza, dystopian fiction writers despaired. Who could write anything worse? The only place to go at a moment when reality bests horror is to our imaginations. Here is my...
Aging on the Run, long term travel, Nationalism, Social Movements, war and peace
Is Colombia safe? Safety is the most common question on travel sites for Colombia. People exchange information about carrying phones, using taxis, riding the metro, traveling on this country road, or vacationing on that Caribbean beach. Men discuss how to...
Aging on the Run, long term travel, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies
After two years of global travel, we now know how beautiful the world is. As bicycle travelers, we knew the land we call the United States is as stunning as the rest. We forgot just how lovely the US Northland is in the fall. I do not remember a year when red...
Aging on the Run, Israel/Palestine, long term travel, Nationalism, Racism, Social Movements
I have a different idea of a universal. It is a universal rich with all that is particular. Aime Cesaire, Discourse on Colonialism While it’s obviously true that aristocratic privilege and whiteness are among the basic assumptions of British ruling class...
Aging on the Run, long term travel, Nationalism, PTSD and Historical Trauma, Public History, Social Movements, Sustainable Economies
Our plane from Rome to Belgrade, Serbia,, was three hours late. The Serbian government had shut down its airport to rehearse for its upcoming military parade. Despite the ominous delay, I enjoyed the flight. It was a cloudless day. We saw the contours of both Italian...
