by Samita Sarkar | Jan 1, 2017 | Travel
In its heyday, Livemocha.com was a revolutionary online language learning website. Sadly, the website is now defunct. I owe a lot to Livemocha. The thriving community allowed anyone, anywhere with an internet connection, to learn a language for free. You chose from...
by Samita Sarkar | Oct 20, 2016 | The Environment, Vegetarianism
Modern society has its share of problems. While I’m grateful for running water, flush toilets, and the internet, we also live in a world full of suffering, disease, torture, and anxiety. About one in nine people on earth suffer from starvation, with most of them...
by Samita Sarkar | Aug 4, 2016 | The Environment, Vegetarianism
There’s been a lot of hype about lab grown meat over the last few years, and it’s only building. Over the last week, news about lab grown meat has flooded my social media feed, with vegans excitedly pushing the possibility of their omnivorous friends no...
by Samita Sarkar | Jul 18, 2016 | Feminist Musings, The Environment, Vegetarianism
The Calgary Stampede is an annual exhibition that attracts visitors from around the world. Its one million visitors spend roughly $345 million within the province, in hotels, restaurants, and local businesses. According to their website, the Stampede takes animal...
by Samita Sarkar | Jul 12, 2016 | Feminist Musings, Travel
This is a response to Hofit Kim Cohen of the solo female travel blog Vanilla Sky Dreaming. Earlier this week, she stirred up quite a bit of debate in the travel blog community for her controversial post, “Why I Completed Hated Oslo, Norway.” The post has...