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A Brief Book Review: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

I first heard of this book in my research to find a good introductory book to the world of global geography. I have to say while there were many things I really liked about this book there were also some areas where I really felt the narrative fell short and the story was not asContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall”

A Brief Book Review: The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets by Jason Hickel

After reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein I decided my next book in my steps towards radicalization and self-liberation should be this wok by Hickel. After reading this in less than 24 hours you could say I was very impressed. This book was very similar to Klein’s but provided an easier and more digestibleContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets by Jason Hickel”

Countries of the World: My Quest to Memorize the Name of Every Single Country

Depending on who you ask there are between 193-196 countries in the world. One day for fun I decided to try and see how many I could name off the top of my head. I’ve always been probably above-average, but not great at geography. In fifth grade I memorized all the state capitals which wasContinue reading “Countries of the World: My Quest to Memorize the Name of Every Single Country”

My time spent on the Schooner “Shenandoah”

I’ve gone to the Shenandoah in Martha’s Vineyard for the past four summers (minus this last summer because of Covid). When I first started writing my book my mom looked up writing camps I could do and she eventually found this one. I remember when we first took the ferry to the island and IContinue reading “My time spent on the Schooner “Shenandoah””