Malia Yoshioka is a freelance Food & Travel Writer and ESL Tutor from Hawaii. She's slowly eating her way around the world, 43 countries and counting so far! Get behind the scenes news, travel tips and the best food stories from around the web in her weekly Savor the Journey newsletter.
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Published 8 days ago • 4 min read
👋 A few musings from Milwaukee…
People worried about my safety when I lived in Turkiye, considering it was led by an autocratic president, with hostile policies towards women’s rights, LGBTQ+, immigration, and the economy.
Political opponents have been jailed and protests suppressed. The government controls the news so it's possible for a large portion of the population to be unaware of the severity… It's easy to see how quickly civil liberties can be eroded.
But it’s also increasingly difficult not to see parallels here these days.
Armed soldiers at checkpoints in Turkiye shocked my American friends. But today, military presence in US cities like Los Angeles have become routine news.
I passed through Union Station in DC multiple times over the past few months, and it’s now being taken over by the government under the false pretext of fighting rampant crime.
There’s a whole shopping mall in Union Station in Washington, DC
A friend posted peaceful photos from a lakeside walk the other day and captioned them “venturing out into the killing fields of Chicago.” Ugh, the dissonance is heartbreaking.
And then the gun violence. In a country with more guns than people, it often feels like the right to own one is valued more than the right to feel safe in a grocery store, a nightclub, a shopping mall, a church, even a school.
After this week’s school shooting in Minneapolis, like so many others before it, I’ve found myself thinking about the years I lived and traveled abroad.
I’ll be honest, there are times I regret coming back.
How are you feeling?
🇺🇸 If you’re a US Citizen upset by the amount of gun violence (or any other issues!) please call your representatives and encourage them to take action. I call daily using 5calls.org. You can also call the capital switchboard directly at (202) 224-3121.
Time for a change?
The next Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass is going to be September 5-8th! I'll be there! 🙋
If you’ve ever been curious about moving abroad, but don’t know where to start, my friend Cepee is holding the Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass next weekend September 5-8th.
This is her signature 4-day live training which focuses on answering the most common questions and helping you to create an actionable plan with a group of supportive, like-minded women.
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Malia Yoshioka is a freelance Food & Travel Writer and ESL Tutor from Hawaii. She's slowly eating her way around the world, 43 countries and counting so far! Get behind the scenes news, travel tips and the best food stories from around the web in her weekly Savor the Journey newsletter.
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