Even the fight in Wonder Woman won’t end violence against women. Image by Flickr user JD Hancock. One of the things that bothers me most about women’s travel — or…
3 Reasons Why Sir Patrick Stewart Is My Hero
Sir Patrick Stewart demands attention for a cause he cares about. Image from tv.msnbc.com. This man commands a lot of power. He’s a Shakespearean actor who’s earned international fame from…
Discovering Your Life Path through Travel: A Future for Our Stories Untold
After falling in love with every Paulo Coelho quote I ever saw, I decided I needed to read a book by this prophetic man. Naturally I picked up The Alchemist,…
A Woman on the Road
Walking down a noisy Oakland, California street on my way to do some writing at a coffee shop, I heard a woman weeping as she stumbled on the other side…
Violence Against Women and Culture: A Symbiotic Relationship
Culture is the reason why violence against women exists. Unique to ethnic, linguistic or geographical groups, culture defines what is acceptable and what is not. Cultures the world over condone…