Out today in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: my story reflecting back on Cuba and what she revealed about the role[…]
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Havana’s Architectural Marvels, Dilapidation, and an Argument About Communism
With the first half of my Cuba journey behind me, I now had six days to soak in Cuba’s heartbeat:[…]
Read moreCuban Man Breaks Silence *New Feature Video
On January 4, 2018, Cuban man Juan Menendez sat down with me in a Havana park and did what Cubans[…]
Read moreA Night Connecting With Cuba
Last night in Minneapolis I co-hosted an evening sharing Cuba with Minnesotans. There was a salsa dance performance, a silent[…]
Read moreCuba Movie #2: A Former Soviet Busts Balls of Havana Tour Guide
With sound effects, freeze frames, and a musical background, I jazzed up this newest, full-length video from my Cuba travel.[…]
Read moreCuba Movie #1: Making a Living
My first full video from Cuba! From December 27 to January 10, I explored this provocative nation. In this first[…]
Read moreThe Genocide of the Khmer Rouge
In the early 1970′s little Cambodia was in the middle of civil and international war–intricately tied to the Vietnam War. But[…]
Read more20 Years
A picture is worth a thousands words. But I think these two photos say more like ten-thousand. This isn’t an[…]
Read moreChina: Bone-Breaking Pressure
In China around 1000 years ago, a unique trend began in the area of fashion, custom, and duty. Parents started[…]
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