1. Can Elinor Ostrom’s work help us understand what to do about antibacterial resistance? I’ve been reading a lot of Ostrom in an attempt to develop an opinion, but it’s tough going for me....
http://bloodandmilk.org/2014/05/01/things-ive-thinking-may-1st-2014/
My first couple of overseas jobs were pretty much just being the native English speaker on staff. Right after undergrad, I was an intern with the American University in Cairo. I drafted or edi...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2014/03/09/the-privilege-of-speaking-english/
Before I came to Kyrgyzstan, I spent three months in Central New York, within a hundred miles of where I was born. It was the longest time I’d spent there since 1993 when I left for college, ...
Americans are weirdly private people. Nearly every other culture I’ve experienced involved sharing more personal information with strangers than your average American wants to provide. It used ...
A Russia DJ named Dima Maybe ten years ago, the project I worked for had a driver named Dima. Dima was a rockstar. He was exceptional in every way. Sure, he could pilot you unscathed through b...
I was thinking today how bad I would be at being poor. I’m great at being broke. I handle broke like a champion. But broke isn’t poor. Broke is temporary with better things as a possibility. ...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2013/08/13/i-would-suck-at-being-poor-and-so-would-you/
1. Someone asked me if the new State Department Global Health Diplomacy office is likely to be hiring. Unfortunately, I’d guess no. All the major positions will most likely be staffed with care...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2013/01/13/field-notes-from-the-development-industry-1132013/
Last year, my husband and I decided to organize our charitable giving. Instead of making haphazard choices all along, we now give a set percentage of our income at the end of every year. Any smal...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2012/12/30/advice-needed-charitable-giving-on-tb/
It’s a little early to say happy new year, but this week is full of family time and I’m not sure I’ll be able to blog again before 2013. 2012 was a rough year for me. I lost my dad this Aug...
My family’s full of turkey and the kids are tucked into bed. This was my first Thanksgiving without my father, and I miss him terribly. I have a lot to be grateful for, but I’m not quite re...