Why We Won’t Take Human Interaction for Granted Again

“There’s something so special about human interaction. I’ll never take it for granted again.”
I took those words deep into my heart. And they got my thoughts churning as well…
Human interaction is special. This is one of the reasons why I fell in love with anthropology. This is one of the reasons we are drawn to each other. This is one of our reasons for living.

They say you don’t know what you have until its gone, right?

For now, we are going to have a lot less of it. But it doesn’t hurt to remember some of the reasons that humanity and all the ways we connect are special and beautiful. … More Why We Won’t Take Human Interaction for Granted Again

An Informal Anthropological Perspective on Millennials Killing Things, Part 2

How timely is it that this article by Anne Helen Peterson on Buzzfeed was published while I’m working on my series about millennials killing things?   The essay, titled “How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation,” is insightful, emotional, and in my opinion, spot-on. I highly recommend it. I may have to write my own essay … More An Informal Anthropological Perspective on Millennials Killing Things, Part 2