“I think that the beautiful part about learning is that once you equip yourself with the truth, the truth makes you move differently and it challenges you to be different.”
Category: Interviews
Maria Sole Campinoti + the Italian Government during COVID-19
“The Prime Minister talks about bridging the gender gap, but for normal women, he has done nothing.”
Kyu Min Huh on South Korea + COVID-19
I am in South Korea now. I actually should be in New Orleans, but delayed my flight to April 20th. I was going to be a part-time volunteer intern before getting a job, but got an email two days ago that New Orleans became another hotspot for covid-19. I really haven’t expected New Orleans to…
Susana Palacios Pizarro on Chile’s Revolution— Mapuche Style
“We have been told to be reasonable and rational, and it didn’t work. Now, it is Mapuche way.”
The Life, Philosophy, and Religion of Kholqui “Rocky” Skouri– a Blue Man of Morocco
“All religion, they asking the same thing. Don’t do bad to human. That’s it, this is the thing. Finished. Don’t do bad to human.”
Malick Diedhiou on Senegalese Culture + Racism in Italy
“God can’t give you all, you know. White people, you are rich. You have money and cars, but you are not happy. Black people, we are poor. But we are full of love. We know our neighbors; we can go to anyone’s house to eat and talk. We are full of love. God cannot give you everything.”
Camila Diaz on Latin America + Complexities in Equality + Love + Beauty
“We are set on thinking that everything is beautiful, but sometimes you have to embrace the ugliness.”
Kimberly Callaway on Medicine + Lifestyle + The Worried Well
“For the worried-well population, the placebo drugs can cure our illness quite well. Beyond illnesses like brain tumors and birth defects, we are back to dealing primarily with human psychology. We need a whole body/mind approach to who we are and how we take care of ourselves.”
Andrés Arroyave on Colombian Art + Connection + Inner Beauty
“For me, the manner in which Colombians express their inner is beautiful because this is who we are.”
Isabella Donnell on Emotional Training in Men + A Culture of Misinformed Science
“There is a problem with the cultural expectations that we have for children and the way we raise young girls versus young boy. We have norms that allow boys to be emotionally immature further into adulthood. This screws everyone over because they become adult children.”