Since the beginning of the Civil War in 2011, many displaced Syrians have been forced to flee their homes with just the clothes on their backs. In the height of war, not a moment could be spared to pack the vital items that they would need to start a new…

Dear Roger, Most people may think the most successful mentors are the mentors who are the most successful. But you taught me it was never about how successful a person gained that made them a successful mentor, all that was needed was to be honest, open, and willing. I was…

It was an average autumn day in the city of London in September just over a year ago when I arrived at my destination. It was a building as grey as the sky with a stereotypical queue waiting outside. I joined, the signs were quite strict stating only those with…

I was in a business meeting at a vegan smoothie and coffee shop on Third Avenue, where I witnessed the world beginning to unwind — a rolling cart with packages that was left behind a car that was unloading onto it was knocked a bit further up Third Ave by…

Reminded what it meant to be a New Yorker In April 2020, I watched on the sidelines as the COVID death toll surpassed the only other relatable death toll that had ever befallen New York City — 9/11. I was completely powerless, or was I? A week later I organized a group of essential workers — a subway conductor…

Ask anyone who knows me, they would probably agree that I am someone that pushes limits when it comes to my work. That can be spending long period of time or effort to get a story, working overnight exporting a final cut, or the usual act of taking on multiple…

The slap heard round the world will have stole some of the real buzz from last night’s star studded event with CODA winning Best Picture. CODA which stands for Child of Deaf Adult was also my pick for best picture. I have a good friend who is deaf but fits…

It was 2018 when I was first interested in learning more about the violence happening in Eastern Ukraine. Russia had been inciting conflict in the region since 2015 and at the point in which I went it was treated mostly as an old news story. …

It was a stuffed animal sausage dog I had aptly named Valentino. When you pressed his tummy it would wag its tail and turn its head and sing ‘Do You Love Me?’ It was an appropriate question, but more about myself rather than innocent little Valentino. How much is that doggie in the window? My partner at the…