Emily AlpQatar World Cup perspective from a former expat residentI lived in Qatar for seven years, from February 2009 to April 2016. I’ve lived mostly in Switzerland ever since. Here’s my take on the…5 min read·Nov 17, 2022----
Emily AlpPeacekeeping starts with the truthI have encountered a lot of people in the peacekeeping space since the conflict in Ukraine began. And I guess it’s time that journalists…3 min read·Mar 16, 2022----
Emily AlpBursting the USA Bubble 1: Russia, Ukraine and FACEBefore you read my article, or after you decide it’s trash, I invite you to the first 32 minutes of this talk at Yale University by Vladmir…8 min read·Feb 23, 2022--1--1
Emily AlpWith every cheap purchase, we sell out the futureOkay, I don’t think I need to tell anyone this, but just in case, here it is, a clear FYI about how much our purchase power matters. Let me…8 min read·Jul 17, 2021----
Emily AlpShrinking world (my luxurious COVID experience)As a 46 year-old expat who’s lived outside for 12 years, I have designed my life in order for the world to get larger and larger. Something…5 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
Emily AlpIs it … Desire?This stream of consciousness originates from the musings section of my website. I wrote it in 2014 when observing my cat, Pasha.3 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Emily AlpMaking sense of capitalism, communism and socialism [FYI]So today I was sitting in the tub and realized that the spectrum I’d always envisioned, of capitalism being on the extreme end of a line…5 min read·Mar 21, 2020--1--1
Emily AlpThe wise don’t speak (nonsensical stream poetic conscious)This is from my website archives, written on a Swiss train in 2017.2 min read·Sep 7, 2019----
Emily AlpThe thing about a big house is … [poetry]This is from my website archives, written in 2015.1 min read·Sep 7, 2019----