I don’t know which I was more fascinated by, the Dorobo men confidently walking towards a pride of lions to take some of their fresh kill (true story!) or the Maasai man who was so expertly interpreting for the BBC film crew.In honour of World Humanitarian Day, I thought it was perfect timing … [Read more...] about Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion
You’ve signed up for that workshop you’ve been wanting to take. It’s started. You’re in. You’re motivated. You want to feel included. You’re learning… well sort of. Okay, not really. Enter major roadblocks to your learning. It's time to make your workshops … [Read more...] about Leave no one behind: Four inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part two)
You’ve signed up for that workshop you’ve been wanting to take. It’s started. You’re in. You’re motivated. You want to feel included. You’re learning… well sort of. Okay, not really. You'll learn how to make your teaching workshops inspiring, engaging, and accessible to all. But … [Read more...] about Leave no one behind: 4 inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part one)
As the door banged open, announcing a late arrival, the instructor motioned us to do what he’d asked us. The sound of 100 feet shuffled as we, other students already in class, got up, turned around and pointed at the now shocked student.“You’re late!” chimed 100 voices.Yes, you read that … [Read more...] about Leave no one behind
What advice would you give your younger self? It's an intriguing, thought-provoking question.And especially timely with International Women’s Day coming up March 8th.It was posted by Dr. Cris Wildermuth, Associate Professor at Drake University on LinkedIn. She wrote about the advice she’d … [Read more...] about What advice would you give your younger self?
I give to you a candle, 1 matchbox with matches in it and some tacks.Here’s your challenge. How can you get the candle to stick to the wall using only those things? The answer is in one of my top 5 books from 2019, and later in the post. In the meantime, while you’re flexing … [Read more...] about Found in translation
Remember that time when your mom or dad or caregiver stood with a ruler between your nose & theirs? You know, that time they said ‘this is how far apart you stand in social conversation.’Nope? No memory of that?Of course not. You implicitly learned how far apart to stand when talking to … [Read more...] about Remember when you stood with a ruler between your nose & theirs? How culture influences teaching.
‘Do you get headaches doing that?,’ my boyfriend asked me, genuinely puzzled, while peering over my shoulder.‘Say what?!,’ I thought, confused as mud, as I continued making my lists, relaxing into the task of sorting through the flotsam & jetsam of our lives & putting it all down in neatly … [Read more...] about From mud to migraines – how marrying my opposite gave birth to Life Lenses®
Love love love this. Diversity & Inclusion – Love Has No Labels … [Read more...] about Watch how these skeletons bring out biases
If you're a regular reader you know I'm absolutely fascinated by perspective. And there's nothing quite like the perspective of a TCK (third culture kid).Haven't heard that term before? A third culture kid 'is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the … [Read more...] about Perspectives on being a TCK (third culture kid)
A colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon. Whether I'm doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up.Many people see them as the same thing (pun intended).They're … [Read more...] about Is it equal or is it equitable? There's a big difference.
I live in Kenya. My kids go to school with kids from some 52 other countries. A friend of mine, whose kid hangs out with mine, is from the state of Georgia. When she sent me my first text with y'all in it, I laughed & was oddly excited & proud. Thinking about those many times when I'm … [Read more...] about How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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