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An Ode to the Land
A short poem inspired by the Canadian badlands formed millions of years ago.
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The AI Rush
Every time I open the Google search engine, the ever present AI machine is ready with suggestions - reading, accumulating, and categorizing the information for me. Did I ask for it? No! I’m perfectly capable of reading a couple of websites, do a comprehension research to make my own decisions. However, it is forced down my throat. The gruesome image of a factory farmed duck comes to my mind, battered and torn with a funnel rammed deep down their throat to swallow large quantities of food to make the delicacy foie gras.
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English as a Global Language: Pathway to Equality or Barrier to Inclusion?
A few days ago, I met a senior executive from a multinational company—a highly experienced professional in her 50s. There are only two foreign employees in her office. Yet, in a workplace with a majority of Korean staff, in the heart of Korea, the primary language of official communication is English to accommodate these two individuals. While many international companies today emphasize values like equality, diversity, and inclusion, situations like this raise questions: Does this truly reflect inclusivity or diversity?
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Should I Continue to Teach English? Conflicting Subjectivities of a Racialized Teacher
This autoethnography explores the politics of place, the impact of colonization on my linguistic identity as a racialized English language teacher, and the intersection of race and racism in the professional sphere for non-native English teachers (NNES). I analyze my lived experiences through theoretical lenses that inform research on race, teacher identity, teacher education, and English language teaching. I conclude by sharing my reflections/views on how marginalized teachers can resist hegemony in the professional sphere and reappropriate their racial and professional identities.
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A short trip to the Golden City
Roars and whistles. Honks and loud beep-beeps. The sudden squealing of tyres greeted us as we entered the narrow lanes of the Golden Temple zone. Shops on either side of the street. A milling crowd of worshippers. Electric rickshaws zooming trying to compete with the two-wheelers in the narrow tapered lanes. With all the racket and clamour, I could barely keep my wits about me. Never had I imagined that the serene Golden Temple would be nestled amid such chaos! We started from Delhi by road at 7:30 a.m. and it took us around 8 hours to reach our hotel, The Sarovar Regency near Harmandir Sahib. The last one hour…
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Mesmerising Experience – Lake Natron, Tanzania
The moment I saw the pictures of a red-coloured lake and flamingoes frozen in time, I was captivated. And since then was planning a visit to Lake Natron. The articles that I read told a different story of this lake; they called it the ‘deadly lake’ due to the high concentration of alkaline and salt in the water. However, we saw a very different picture of this lake and its pretty pink paradise. Our journey started from the town of Arusha, Tanzania, nestled in the foothills of Mt. Meru. A wonderful two hours of good road, then the bumpy ride begins from Mto wa Abu village, translated as the mosquito…
