Zikalandia and My Pregnant Wife
An article I wrote about Zika was published in the Association of American Schools in South America.
"After visiting family in Wisconsin over winter break, I returned to Venezuela temporarily abandoning my 8 month pregnant wife. Due in February with our first child, she elected to begin her maternity leave in the United States; strict anti-pregnancy airline regulations prohibited her from flying into Venezuela anyways.
At the airport I had the good fortune of running into an old friend, Jacob Kushner, an award-winning journalist who reports on immigration, economics and human rights. I learned that he began dabbling in the world of science writing; he just published an article on the resurrection of extinct species and a feature for National Geographic on a Caribbean climate change mystery. How extremely serendipitous as our Biology class was starting to research the historical context around the biological experiments that influence society. Jacob agreed to grant a Skype interview with our class; the hour raced with questions about his career as a journalist, tips on the writing and interviewing process, ideas for student projects, and most importantly, advice for media consumption..."
Read more at: http://www.aassa.net/blog/?p=1704