Sarah SmartWhy BorderlandsLife is full of borders. There are geographic lines on maps and barbed wire fences between countries, but there are also divisions between…4 min read·Jul 8, 2022----
Sarah SmartFinding your way by knowing yourself.Edith Eger had lived in three countries before she was 12. All without leaving the town in which she was born. With the fall of the…3 min read·Jul 1, 2022----
Sarah SmartinThe MotherloadStrawberry Jam and the Process of RememberingMy grandma is a twin. I found this out as a teenager at a family picnic when I asked, “Grandma, where should I put the potato salad?” And…4 min read·Jun 24, 2022--1--1
Sarah SmartThe Crossroads of Common GroundIntersectionality is a buzzword. Initially coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw as ‘a prism to bring light to dynamics…3 min read·Jun 18, 2022----
Sarah SmartDo you have a ‘back pocket map’?Fátima Disla was struggling in school. Her classmates teased her for looking and speaking differently. She felt lost and disconnected. One…2 min read·May 21, 2022----
Sarah SmartIn the Green Lines of HumanityWhen the stakeholders of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion and Belief (APPG for FORB) met in April, a major topic…2 min read·May 6, 2022----
Sarah SmartAm I Puerto Rican now?Our family landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, one rainy evening in April. We were exhausted and bedraggled — having taken the train to Milan…3 min read·Apr 29, 2022----
Sarah SmartTo Bridge the ChasmHow bilingual immigrants navigate borderlands8 min read·Apr 22, 2022----
Sarah SmartinThe Motherload“Where Do You Come From?” Is Often a Complex QuestionBut it no longer keeps me up at night.4 min read·Oct 6, 2021----