Growing up in a sheltered community, I was never truly exposed to global issues as a child. Topics such as politics and international relations were not often touched at my dinner table, either. But I began to navigate my public school career, I realized that I was not alone in my situation. There were so…Read More…

The global food system can be defined as the “production, processing, and distribution of food throughout the world.”[1] Food security for an individual within this global food system is characterized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as having the following four dimensions: availability of food, economic and physical access to…Read More…

Studying the history of the world is a complicated thing. Societies develop by means of a lot of turning gears; we develop depending on our similarities, our differences, our ability to interact with one another, and our ability to work with each to determine and solve problems. Systems of interaction between individuals and communities, like…Read More…