Indigenous Wisdom in The Age of Trump
Stepping away from the Republican “liberty” message or the Democratic “justice” narrative, a third-way political movement might center itself around the concept of indigenous “interconnectedness.”
We Are All One: Rediscovering Our Connection To Nature and Ourselves
In the deepest fibers of my being, I believe that my wellbeing is tied to the wellbeing of not only my friends and family, but of everyone on the planet, as well as the planet itself. I feel connected to everyone, intimately related to every animal, and inextricably linked to nature itself.
On The Frontlines of the Climate Justice Movement: Breaking Free From Fossil Fuels
The issues the climate justice movement in the US are fighting against are the same ones that groups are facing worldwide.
Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock
This past week I finally broke down. For the first time since coming back, I ran out of things to distract me, and I had to face the hard fact that I am living in a reality I can barely call my own anymore.
Missing the Mark: How the Majority of Students Fail To Make the Most of College
What is the goal of a college education?
Abdoulai and Kaladou: Two Stories of a Failed Development System
What would you do to provide for your family? Travel thousands of miles? Risk your life navigating terrorist-occupied forests or the bone dry Sahara Desert? Spend three months in prison? Go years without seeing them? Abdoulai and Kaladou not only would… they have.
Photo Update: The “Other” Africa That Doesn’t Make the News
There are over 600 million people on the African subcontinent, and the vast majority of them have their lives characterized by much more than what we see in the news reports in the US. Check out a few glimpses into the lives of Africans that you won’t see on the news in my latest post!
Successful Development: Why Africa Should Never Look Like America
When I first came across the piece in the studio, I saw three Cameroonian youth envying the birds. Unlike the children, the birds were able to easily escape their environment and find greener pastures beyond the horizon. When I asked our Cameroonian academic director what she saw, I immediately knew I had to buy the piece.
Cameroon: Checking in From Central Africa
Greetings from Yaounde, Cameroon! It’s only been a week and a half, but the more I spend learning here in Sub-Saharan Africa, the more I realize how important it is for leaders in the developed world to recognize they have a responsibility to represent not just their nation’s interests, but rather the interests of the global poor.
“Follow your Heart”: Final Lessons from A Summer Spent in Haiti
As I wrap up my 10 week stint here in Haiti and prepare for my next adventure in Cameroon, I decided to listen to Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech once again, hoping it would help orient me as I continue to pursue my calling… I think its safe to say that it did.
Week 6 & Week 7: What is Life Like as an Expat?
My desire to work abroad after graduation was fanned into flame by my trip to India last summer for the Opus Prize, however I had no concept of what kinds of challenges and difficulties were associated with that kind of life. Now, after almost two months of working, eating, sleeping, and soaking up life here in Haiti, I’m starting to fill in the blanks.
Week 5: “Why Leave the House?”
Its been 36 days, 9 hours, and 21 minutes since I touched down in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and started my summer adventure here. This week I want to address a pretty simple question: “If it is being done somewhere by someone, and we can participate virtually, then why bother leaving the house?”
Aaron Danowski 
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