Aleeka
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Second Acts: Musings about transitioning from television production into non-profit development.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 37 )
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I Almost Didn’t Go. When You’re Feeling Unmoored, It’s Hard...
I almost didn’t go. When you’re feeling unmoored, it’s hard to believe that a lecture will save you from your unbidden thoughts. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Off to Qatar for a Work Assignment
"I was never bored," I responded when asked what I thought of the Middle East. I was positively affected by the entire trip and as the November days extend, my... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Let My Tongue Cleave to the Roof of My Mouth for About Ten Minutes Before I...
I let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth for about ten minutes before I finally said something: My head was pointed downward, reading research for my nex... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
After a Solo Visit to the Honolulu Art Museum, I Hopped Over to the...
After a solo visit to the Honolulu Art Museum, I hopped over to the Farmers’ Market at Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall with Andy and Maria. It tickles me that I... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
"How to Do 1100 Lunges", Written by a Dumb-belle
The bus dropped me off on the side of Kalaniana’ole Highway near Hanauma Bay. My 15 minute bus ride was the result of a cursory search for places to hike in... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
As Someone Who Traffics in Bad Luck, I Surely Appreciate Every Modicum of...
As someone who traffics in bad luck, I surely appreciate every modicum of happystance. It’s easy to do that in this alternate world I now live in- where no one... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Inside of 23 Hours as an Oahu Resident, I Decided, with No Clear Impact Goal in...
Inside of 23 hours as an Oahu resident, I decided, with no clear impact goal in mind, to attend a TEDxHonolulu volunteer meeting. When he walked into the... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
FILManthropy
Truly, when I saw my name in the credits for this documentary I smiled with quiet pride. Girl Rising airs this Sunday on CNN at 9 pm EST. The people behind... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
One of My Dearest Friends, Jay Newman, Recently Wrote the Most Beautiful Email...
One of my dearest friends, Jay Newman, recently wrote the most beautiful email about me. I just adore. While I have stayed in touch with many of my fellow... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
In a Few Breaths’ Time, I Will Mail off the Last Remnant of My L.A....
In a few breaths’ time, I will mail off the last remnant of my L.A. vacation. Seven years ago I lived in L.A but I knew nothing about the city apart from the... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Love Divine.
Love Divine. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
“How I Would Love to Be a British Pound. A Pound is Free to Travel to Safety, an...
“How I would love to be a British pound. A pound is free to travel to safety, and we are free to watch it go. This is the human triumph. This is called... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Wintry Darkness Has Passed and My Skateboard Adventures in Brooklyn Are...
The wintry darkness has passed and my skateboard adventures in Brooklyn are underway. I didn’t have to skate too far to find what is arguably the most... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Only the Everyday Raconteurs at The Moth StorySLAM Could Present a Soporific...
Only the everyday raconteurs at The Moth StorySLAM could present a soporific story about fibbing and translate that into “I tell lies because there was no... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
It’s a Powerful Image: Full Access to the Written Word from a Room...
It’s a powerful image: full access to the written word from a room covered in book pages. The installation, Pablo Lehmann’s “The Scribe’s House”, aptly... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
CLICKtivism- To Help Modern Society, We Have to Use the Tools of the Present.
Even a man who lives in complete social isolation and cherishes a solipsistic view on life would dare not deny the definite evidence of technology’s... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
“‘When You Are That Serious and That Creative, and Non-trusting on an Intimate...
“‘When you are that serious and that creative, and non-trusting on an intimate level, and your art has given you so much, your ability to create becomes your... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Imagine Ateliers Everywhere Are Occupied by Confused People; People Obsessing...
I imagine ateliers everywhere are occupied by confused people; people obsessing over their art while avoiding the specter of debt. You sacrifice a lot to be an... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Cerulean Sky Above Me, Open Water Below Me, and Alacrity Within Me. My Ride on...
Cerulean sky above me, open water below me, and alacrity within me. My ride on the East River Ferry to Governors Island was the most insouciant adventure I’ve... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
It Would Require Less Than the Fingers of One Hand to Count the Number of Poems...
It would require less than the fingers of one hand to count the number of poems that make me as teary eyed as this Sarah Williams’ poem. Read more
Posted on 24 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION
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