Happy New Year! Two-and-a-half years ago, while working at the school in the village of Magulilwa, Tanzania, a few townspeople[…]
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Video: Talking Travel Adventures on 1180 KCKQ Reno, Nevada
Last Monday I was a guest on the “Peel Off Labels” radio program, on air from Reno, Nevada. Host Paul[…]
Read moreMy Southern Experience: Religion (& Politics) and the South
The South is religious, right? That’s the stereotype. Maybe it’s only in appearance. An attendee at my presentation in Minneapolis[…]
Read moreOut Today: My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in Today’s Star Tribune
I was inspired to write the story two years ago. I walked into a Hmong-owned insurance office near the school[…]
Read moreThe World Evolves Around You / My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in This Sunday’s Star Tribune
On a sunny Saturday in the summer of 2010, I walked a few blocks from my apartment in Minneapolis to[…]
Read moreJanice at an Ecuadorian Orphanage, Finale: Top 9 Traits Needed
She shared about the children (who were a handful) and the scenery (which was breathtaking). Now Janice reflects on her[…]
Read moreDeeper Than Judgement
Last Saturday I had another chance to share with others my experiences having others share their lives with me. I[…]
Read morePhoto Album: The Natural (And Manmade) Beauty of Ecuador
In 2009 Janice traveled to Ecuador to volunteer at an orphanage. We covered her arrival in part one. The wild kids[…]
Read moreTour and Conversation on a Southern Farm
This was as close as I’d get to a plantation on my Southern tour. (Yes, Southerners, I know you don’t[…]
Read moreJanice at an Ecuadorian Orphanage Pt. 2: Wild and Sick
In 2009, American 20-something Janice Ruelo departed on a rite-of-passage for her career and life: she volunteered at an orphanage in[…]
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