February 2012
4 posts
Our civilisation is too loud to encourage accurate hearing - Adam Curle
Globalization is me spending 48 hours in Istanbul and watching a Turkish broadcast of Jeremy Lin and the Knicks.
Travel is my favorite way to learn. It’s been six months too long without a chance to learn. Tomorrow is Istanbul.
January 2012
4 posts
Life is an amazing adventure. We have incredible opportunities to explore the world and learn. As I sit on the subway heading into downtown Chicago I feel both a sense of familiarity and newness at the same time. How fortunate I am to have these opportunities.
December 2011
5 posts
Arms trade infographic http://t.co/xMEgKOjC
Wishing there were more samosa stands around NYC
“The transformative potential of teaching” http://t.co/Fxt3WdeB
I spent the evening hanging out with one of my oldest friends. We’re both teachers, so we have the shared experience of the classroom. But beyond that common denominator, there are few people who inspire me as much as he does. It’s so exciting to be around someone who believes in the transformative potential of teaching as much as I do. In teaching we find a way not only to help...
When we get below or beyond our persona we glimpse a universality in which we...
– Adam Curle, True Justice: Quaker peace makers and peace making