Ashli Akins
Ode to the Comma-Careerist
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...
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ASHLI AKINS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER | storyteller. researcher. activist.
Ashli Akins
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
To unfragment myself, by saying no to flying
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...
Ashli Akins
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
Reflections on 2020 (or "Conversations on Rust")
New. New year. New decade. New you. “Starting over” seems to be everyone’s dangerously quick fix nowadays. And yet, the beauty that I...
Ashli Akins
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Valentina weaves so that her kids "don't end up like her"
The three of us sat on the sloped grass, beside the propagation garden – Valentina, Mishjaky, and I. I asked her the usual questions -...
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