Plotting my course to data sovereignty
Plotting the path to my hopes and dreams for our digital future.
These ideas are seedlings, but I hope to keep growing them with more attention. If one takes root with you, drop me a line.
On Asking Good Questions
Are there no bad questions? You ever hear someone ask a *great* question? Think about how that felt. Exactly.
Pronunciation Lab
An app concept for advanced L2 students to practice difficult sounds in their target language.
Question-Forward Language Learning
Asking questions is so practical. It is despite this that language instruction often begins with numbers, colors, and the word for 'door.' Here's my attempt at codifying my alternative.
Lessons in Humility & Cooperation
How visceral experiences of isolation brought me closer to my values. How these experiences—these feelings—tethered themselves to my intellectualized understandings. Where feelings are the essence of what compose our subconscious thinking, tethering feelings to knowledge is an essential part of self-construction. France awarded me many occasions to beat my head against the frustration of not feeling understood. Even as I continued integrating into French life, I *needed* the generous and creative listening of others to be understand.