I posted about notebooks a little while ago, remember? Then I told Rite in the Rain, who make all those notebooks, about what I do … and a package showed up at my house!! . I know there are other notebook geeks out there, people who get giddy at the sight of new covers and fresh…
What qualities make someone a good listener? Please send me your ideas on this!! Listening has been the focus of my work for the last three years, but what makes for great listening? With Vikvun, in Russia, we had no shared language, yet I felt I could understand him quite well. Photo by Eric Guth
Today, National Geographic turns 130; as a National Geographic Explorer I’m proud to celebrate! The National Geographic Society funded my work in Russia’s Far East this past fall, and I had the privilege of interviewing dozens of people to learn about modern Arctic culture in one of the north’s least known regions. For many of…