After Ayla’s dad flew back to Norway, Ayla was left alone for the third time on her three-month world excursion.[…]
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Southern Experience #5: Conversations on Spirituality, Connectedness, and Segregation With the People of Hot Springs, Arkansas
Bob the spiritual man shared about an unexplained sighting out in the woods. Tracy the Southern socialite talked about race, class, and her[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 12: Road Trip to Florida With Dad
First it was Italy with her mother. Now Ayla road trips the US with her father. There was plenty to take[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 11: A Norwegian Visits Old Family in Minnesota
A Norwegian in Minnesota is about as commonplace as one in North Dakota, which is what we shared last week.[…]
Read moreSouthern Experience #4: The Diamond Mine, Crystals, and Bath Houses of Hot Springs, Arkansas
After I interviewed “redneck” Bill Jones, I hopped back on Highway 71 and continued southeast to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Had you[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 10: Norwegians Visit North Dakota
A Norwegian in North Dakota? That’s nothing new. Ah, but this is Ayla, our young adventuress from Norway who traveled Europe,[…]
Read moreSouthern Road Trip, Part 3: Interview With an Arkansas “Redneck”
The bright skies and glowing energy of Tulsa were the perfect way to kick-start my introduction–and jumping-off point–to the South.[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 8: Beijing and New Friends
After Tanzania, Ayla flew to The East. Beijing. For about a week, she soaked in the usual–and the unusual–of China. The[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 7: Visit to a Tanzanian School
First she traveled parts of Europe, then into the Muslim world in Egypt. Next on her journey Ayla continued south[…]
Read moreSouthern Road Trip, Pt 2: The People, Places, (And Pokemon Go) of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma: a mid-sized American city for which one likely relies on stereotypes to conceptualize; conceptions of ranches, oil, and[…]
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