Quakers are sometimes quite proud of our commitment to simplicity. And yet Quakers are often wealthy – not only in global terms but also locally. It is said that this happened in part by dint of being hard workers and known for integrity and honesty. Wealth makes it hard to …
Sometimes the Internet makes one’s work in delving through books much lighter than it would otherwise be. I was recently directed to this gem of a point of view from Martin Luther King, from a speech in 1967 in an address to the American Psychological Association: ”… I am sure …
The Dutch press is giving a lot of attention to the new amendment to the amnesty law in Suriname. The amendment now …
What is culture? We learn about cultures from the past. For many of us, our main thoughts about culture might come from …
I have been describing this trip through four countries in Central America as having a theme of what people in the Global …
I am back in Nicaragua, and I must say I am happy to be again in a place where warm welcomes are …
Book exchanges are truly wonderful resources – one often picks up (for free) a book one may not have chosen otherwise. In …
Everywhere you look when seeking images or travel information on Guatemala, you see photos of the brightly coloured textiles of indigenous women. …
I am finally going to have to discuss drugs. You know what drugs are: coffee, tobacco, alcohol, and all those things people …
I went to a Mayan ceremony today. At the beginning, one of the leaders asked people to not take pictures, so that …