“’Poverty is a business,’” Patricia Wolff, founder of Meds & Food for Kids was quoted as saying in a 2010 New York Times article about a…
“You say I shouldn’t do a voluntourism trip. What should I do then?” I get that question a lot. At just about every presentation I…
Last week a young man in my Nonfiction Writing Workshop at Columbia pulled me aside after class. “Hey, so did you write something that everyone…
I’m a control freak. Anyone who knows me personally can attest to this and is probably saying, “Finally, you admit it!” to themselves right now….
I always have dirt under my fingernails. Regardless of their length, or my recent activities, they are always filthy. I blame this on two decades…
I turn 22 tomorrow. This time last year I was in the process of dropping out of college, obviously a bit of a big deal….
I was transparent. Unless someone wanted a wine refill or had a special request for food I didn’t exist. I was the queen of my…
The day before my high school graduation, I received a phone call that literally changed the course of my life. Earlier that year, I had…
The t-shirt never fit. It’s always been too small and, although I’ve squeezed into it a few times, I’ve never worn it outside. It’s mustard…
This afternoon I was walking Griffin back from the dog park (where he is a superstar) and passed a mother with two young girls probably…