I Could Get Used to This — Whether you’re a practicing Catholic, worship in any other religion, or have no religion at all, you can’t help but marvel at this incredible Roman Catholic church architecture, nor can you miss it. La Sagrada Familia is one of the most imposing buildings and major tourist attractions in Barcelona, Spain. …

What it is and what it isn’t — It wasn’t until the year 2020 during the protests following George Floyd’s murder by police that I began hearing the phrase “Critical Race Theory.” …

It’s easier to judge others than check our ignorance — How to disrupt racial discrimination in our daily lives I believe most people want to end racial discrimination, but what we lack is the courage and willingness to address the elephant in the room and end racism once and for all. …

This was the first time someone had ever asked me such a question — She was in my business administration class at a university where I was pursuing my second bachelor’s degree, because I couldn’t find a job with the first degree I held in history from my native country of Burundi, in East Africa I had come from a country not many people in North America knew was even a country, and some called it “Burma,” whenever I said I come from Burundi. So, to correct them, I always had to mention the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, Burundi’s northern neighbor and cousin country because…

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Living in a collectivistic society versus an individualistic one — Balancing Cultural Expectations in Diverse Societies While it can be easier to blame economic and social systems, whether it be capitalism or socialism, and in this article a collectivist or an individualistic society for what is not working in our world, we need to bear in mind that there is no perfect economic or social model. …

Balancing Cultural Expectations in Diverse Societies — Part One — Are diverse cultures on the same page when it comes to issues of sexual harassment? Why has the MeToo Movement become the battle of the sexes in diverse cultures? What can we do to balance cultural expectations in diverse societies? These and more are some of the questions I often…

A Homeless Person Flirted with Me — Picture this. The place: Seattle, Washington State. The time: Summer of 2008. A young woman was walking downtown, marveling at the city’s beautiful buildings, streets, and alleys, as she felt the afternoon sun warming her back. That young woman was me. I sound like Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls…

Five Lessons I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mother — Don’t be alarmed, it’s not Mother’s Day yet. Although we should celebrate mothers for more than one day per year (just saying). A few years ago, I met a young man (maybe in his mid-twenties) who worked at a grocery store where I was buying food. It was on a…