Dear citizens of the United States of America
Please, be the great the rest of us need you to be.
On elections
One year ago, Myanmar went to the polls. This week it’s the turn of the United States.
Election day in Myanmar—a moment in history
In which I get a life lesson on the value of the vote.
Freshly Seen at Jill’s Scene in January
Two tried and true favourites and a brand new blog kept me entertained and informed during January.
My book of the month: Under The Dragon — A Journey Through Burma
A search for a basket becomes a quest for hope.
On a royal palace and Fahrenheit 451
A visit to the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, now the Royal Palace Museum, gets me thinking about Fahrenheit 451.
Post Election Blues – a survival guide
New Zealand went to the polls on Saturday. For those of you who may have missed this internationally significant event it breaks my heart to tell you the other side won. Faced with defeat and despair a girl needs a survival strategy. This is it. Declare 24 hours of […]
In search of a beach and an ice-cream
Or Jill Goes Political A month or so ago, after we left Wimbledon Tavern, we set off in search of a beach and an ice-cream. The sun still had the power to burn and I was clinging to summer like paua to rock. But the wind was from […]
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