ASHLI AKINS
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Today is the final day of the National Geographic Explorers Fest (the first festival to be held virtually). As I reflected on why I felt...

I have conducted over 100 interviews in the past couple of years with Andean mothers. One of the most heartbreaking parts of each...

“Get out, rats.” “Merino isn’t my President.” “I’d rather die of COVID than an overdose of indifference.” These are just a few of the...

The dangers of traveling to remote Quechua communities in the time of COVID-19. It has taken me awhile to write this story, because I...

NOTE: This was initially written as a letter to the Victoria City Council, in favour of the motion “Supporting the Recovery of the Arts &...

Well, today marked the end of “my year.” I had made a promise to myself a year ago that, no matter the reason, I wouldn’t leave Peru for...

Holy moly. I've received a few urgent panicked messages from friends and family telling me to "come home immediately," thinking I am...

No, I’m not going to talk about hips and lip-syncing and pole-dancing, or the quality of their performances. Or football. I’ll let the...

New. New year. New decade. New you. “Starting over” seems to be everyone’s dangerously quick fix nowadays. And yet, the beauty that I...

My Instagram post from November 25, 2019, which is relevant to share here. Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...

The three of us sat on the sloped grass, beside the propagation garden – Valentina, Mishjaky, and I. I asked her the usual questions -...