Emily’s Blog
- Rumi’s Birthday October 3, 2023
- Standup in Hollywood July 21, 2023
- The Gift of Rumi in India July 21, 2023
- Life’s a Beach July 21, 2023
- Wanderlust July 21, 2023
- Save the Sea Lions July 21, 2023
- Balinese Blast July 21, 2023
- Cultural Diversity in Java July 21, 2023
- Reflections from Burma July 21, 2023
- A Door onto Sur July 21, 2023
Harriman Institute…
profiled this spring in the latest issue of Harriman Magazine at Columbia University as an alum of the Harriman Institute (where I got my Master’s in Russian, Eastern European, and Central Asian Studies). With the current media obsession with the so-called Russian menace, it’s a perfect time to have my expertise in Russia and the former Soviet Union highlighted and shared — and I’m grateful. Amazing that what began as an attempt to get in touch with my Russian roots became a serious course of study, followed by many grants and experiences of living in every Central Asian Republic. Life is full of surprises.
I’m very honored to be