Did you ever sing this song? I think it was a church song. Joy is something I struggle to feel. Mom was a bit of a joy killer. Everything time something was good she commented on what could go wrong. We had to not “jinx” ourselves by saying something positive…

You’ve probably seen photos of the massive protests in France over the last few weeks, or heard about flight delays due to striking workers. As Macron is advancing the neoliberal agenda and increasing the retirement age, people in France are not having it. But these aren’t the only protests in…

I’m going to get to the point: the entire design of our society and system is oppressive and exhausting. Capitalism demands more and more and more from us, and wants us to want more and more as well. Leaving us overburdened with debt, afraid of having enough to pay the…

Two months have passed since my last personal update — time is flying! Classes started up again in mid-January and we continue until spring break in late March. Then mid-April to mid-July is my last stretch of classes. Half way there already! I just finished a class on Degrowth Economics…

In all my years in activist spaces, feminism and gender justice have rarely been brought up. Every so often there would be a concern about patriarchal behavior in a group, usually men taking up too much air time. …

I’ve been in Europe for three months now and have finished my first semester of three semesters of classes in my program. Tomorrow I start my second semester. Time is flying! Carlo returned in early December and his mom visited from Madrid soon after and was in town for his…

When I go out for a morning coffee, I like to sit for a while and watch the street life on this busy rambla in El Poblenou. One day I noticed multiple adults carrying little scooters, little bicycles. Not one person but multiple people. …

In Spring 2021, Carlo and I inoculated 25++ logs with shiitake and Lion’s Mane mushroom mycelium. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when they fruit and hallelujah, Carlo was home when the first babies popped. We have shiitake mushroom babies!!! Unfortunately I can’t eat them since I’m here in Spain…

From the ground to the sky My cohort had a “cohesion session” with a facilitator last week. It was a chance for us to get to know each other a little better, go a little deeper. At one point we paired up and walked with our partner around a city…