First post - Welcome

Do you ever wonder why people aren't nicer to each other? Or about what level of activism represents the minimum standard for human decency? Do you wonder why everyone seems obsessed with glitter? What the young people today are really up to?

Welcome to my blog.

I wonder about these sorts of things all the time. Despite the time and energy I spend on questions, I don't have a lot of answers. I have ideas though, and that's a solid start.

I just graduated college (May 2013), and ever since my brain has been brimming with thoughts, ideas, and questions about how the world is and how it should be. This blog is going to be a space where I share some of those reflections with you. You can expect new content from me once every week or so. Fingers crossed, I will have guest posts often from friends of mine who are also out there living life, thinking things. 

Brief Bio:

I was born over 20 years ago to two Latino immigrants to the United States. I grew up in the suburbs outside of DC, and went to a small liberal arts college in the Midwest for my undergrad degrees (Philosophy, Women's and Gender Studies). While in university, I was able to travel to countries ranging from India to France to Bolivia to Argentina, and those experiences radically impacted my relationships to globalization, environmentalism, political theory, and social justice. Since graduating, I've moved back to the DC area and am now doing 10 months of full-time community service with an organization called City Year. City Year places volunteers in high-need urban schools to provide the human and emotional capital needed to end the dropout crisis in the USA. I've been in training for 5 weeks and Monday August 26th is the first day of school! This blog is getting off the ground right before my life really changes forever. I'm glad you're here to join me on the journey.

Till the next time, (and don't forget to think about civil rights this weekend!)

-KLG