by admin | May 3, 2017 | Abundance, Angola, Capitalism, Gifts
Sometimes in Angola, additional payments are helpful for facilitating certain bureaucratic procedures. The other day, as we entered the province where the farm is, an immigration official needed to register my presence. It was no big deal, took less than 5 minutes,...
by admin | May 1, 2017 | Angola, Farming, Productivity
Moving to Angola and especially getting out of full-time employment were long time dreams for me. However, I’ve noticed myself missing the structure of a job. The first few times that emotion arose, I was surprised. I watched it and decided to see what I could...
by admin | Apr 30, 2017 | Capitalism, change, Imperialism, Patriarchy, Purpose, Questioning
We recently had some German friends visiting us. One grew up in the former East Germany. Please excuse my ignorance if this is common knowledge, but I hadn’t consciously realized this before. They were telling me that during that time, it was common for...
by admin | Apr 6, 2016 | Abundance, Capitalism, Commodification, Gifts, Trust
I suppose it was only a matter of time before I wrote a blog about capitalism. While I know its currently nearly impossible to “step out of the capitalist” system, as many of us dream, I’m excited for this opportunity to at least dance around the...
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