An Education Disrupted

It took moving across the world for me to realize just how much I took education for granted. And it took moving across the world for me to realize just how hard people fight for their education. Sadly, a lot of times, they lose the battle and end up in the workforce at age 12.

The problem with the Five Year Plan

If you asked me about my Five Year Plan when I was a senior in high school, I would have given you a perfectly rehearsed elevator pitch. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life and it seemed like there was nothing stopping me.

Introduction

“What in the world am I doing here?”

I stood in front of a small mirror in my room. My face resembled that of a Smurf, covered in blue whiteboard marker ink. My shirt and arms were covered in raw egg.

Learning in a Time of Crisis

Learning in a time of crisis with the Rohingya refugees.

The Rohingya do not take education for granted. In the midst of chaos, disaster, and loss, this boy carries his possessions in one hand, and our picture book in the other.

What about Myanmar?

What about Myanmar? Freedom is not free. It never was. And it should never be taken for granted. Anyone who has lived through a war knows this. Anyone who has lived under an oppressive government knows this. Anyone who has lived through the pandemic knows this. While some of us may have been born into […]

Time

“This is a man who cherished his time and lived each moment as if it were his last. He has touched so many lives, including mine. I just wish we all had more time with him.” Time Time. It stands still, yet flies by. We take it for granted, yet cherish every second. And in […]

Every Second of the Day

“When I first saw Roshida in America, she was a different person. She had a phone. That means she had her family back.” Every Second of the Day Roshida grabs her phone, presses the call button, and props it up against the water bottle on the table. Within two seconds, someone on the other line picks […]

The Broken System

The Salt Flats | Bangladesh

COVID-19 Pandemic: Just a couple weeks ago, I was exploring the salt flats with Nihab and marveled at the incredible work of the men in this trade. I watched as they gathered the salt into large piles and filled up basket after basket, carrying each basket carefully to the next person, who carried it to […]