The Immigration Dance: Putting your Passion into Migration and Movement

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? Immigration. The laws of countries – and there are these laws in several countries! – that mandate preference in hiring of local citizens over foreigners. The laws that restrict movement and migration, of settling in a new location. Besides the laws creating an “us versus them” attitude, read on. Trust … Continue reading The Immigration Dance: Putting your Passion into Migration and Movement

Kneeling Buddhist statue in garden.

You Choose Your Dirt: The Tribe Makes the Vibe

Can we really compare the daily details of one country to another? Can we compare cultures that have developed over centuries and millennia to one that might be an amalgamation of a few hundred years?  I say yes: In my experience working, living and traveling around the world as a performer, this is an important yes! A focus of late has been where to move … Continue reading You Choose Your Dirt: The Tribe Makes the Vibe

The Stormy Beauty of the Sun, a poet’s perspective

Thinking about the solar storm this weekend, the northern lights were beautiful, reaching across new skies, where we wouldn’t usually see them! But it’s also going to disrupt communications and devices. For centuries and millennia, humans have been observing their environment and appreciating their surroundings. Looking at the birds. I’ve noticed even when I was indoors, a bird I was watching outdoors could sometimes notice … Continue reading The Stormy Beauty of the Sun, a poet’s perspective