Planning a trip across the Atlantic may conjure up images of long museum lines and over-priced souvenirs, but a trip to Europe can be less hassle and more bliss than you think. After a recent three-month trek across eighteen European countries, I came back with a long list of tips. But instead of the typical …
My 2006 trip was the first time I was leaving the familiar Bolivia I grew up knowing. Over the years away in the US, I accumulated dozens of anecdotes from tourists to this rugged part of the world. Their stories taunted me. I wanted an adventure and Uyuni delivered. My cousin and I set off …
Thematic interpretation allows us to connect to audiences and create an emotional connection to our subject. That’s powerful stuff! But what are the challenges when your job is to connect to individuals with disabilities? Working in a public setting opens you up to this possibility, and gives you the opportunity to reach a broader audience. …
“In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught” – Baba Dioum, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1968 Am I about to challenge the very principal that led me to the interpretation …