Andrea Bazoin on Raising Globally-Minded Future Citizens
258 million people living outside their birth country “There are now an estimated 258 million people living in a country…
How This Translator Uses Language to Connect with Different Cultures
My name is Andrea Bazoin, and I am a translator. In high school, I used my then-limited Spanish to translate for the Central American immigrants who came to my checkout line at the grocery store in our small Nebraska town. Interpreting their “Cuanto cuesta?” was helpful, but I knew what I was really translating was a message of welcome.
Behind The Scenes At The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
When you mention Cannes, most people think “film festival.” Yet, this sparkling resort town on the French Riviera is home to another equally-prestigious event: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Gun Violence and Waking Up From A U.S. ‘Nightmare’
On the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022, a day to honor the memory of transgender people who have…
Tommy Johnson is Flipping the Script on Tokenization
Have you ever been identified as the token [fill in your most visible identity] representative? Perhaps someone asked you, as…
Travel The World With A Smartphone And A Credit Card
Since the start of the global pandemic, travel has been out of the question for most of us. My partner…
Fear, Faith and Film, Part 1
Augusto Valverde and Alex Harz had never met one another before I introduced them this past June. They were both presenting their work at the Fifth-Annual SeriesFest, a Denver-based festival and marketplace dedicated to showcasing innovative episodic content from around the world.
Finding home as a Third Culture family
\ ˈhōm \ home[1] noun 1: one’s place of residence 2: the social unit formed by a family living together…
Living Mindfully in the Digital Age
Every year, for the last ten years, a significant movement has been brewing in the heart of Silicon Valley. It…
From Chile to Nebraska: Technology’s Impact on Cross-cultural Romance
Cross Cultural love is becoming increasingly prevalent in our global world. This story, about two Chilean women who met and married two Nebraska, USA farmers, is but one of many.
