Gold in the Mayan Highlands
March 26, 2015
For thousands of years the K’iche’ people, Mayan speakers, have revered the golden kernels belonging... read more
Motoring around Saigon: Book Research
March 10, 2015
In 2012 I spent six months in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. My goal,... read more
Spanglish: All Languages Were Once Spanglish
January 20, 2015
How did Spanglish come into existence? In 1821 Mexico won its independence from Spain and... read more
Sinhala: Language and Power
October 27, 2014
In the Indian Ocean off the south coast of India is the island nation of... read more