Natalie Jesionka
Class of 2021
Natalie Jesionka has spent the last decade teaching, researching and speaking about global human trafficking, human rights, and social good. She has served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA and penned the column “Travel Mirror” for The Daily Muse, focusing on best practices in volunteering and international development. Natalie is a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow, and served as a Fulbright Scholar in Thailand researching stateless Hill Tribe communities and examining the origins of human trafficking. In 2019, she founded Global Elective, a platform for college students that explores the future of ethical travel and social impact.
Pierogi: Past, Present and Future
Ask an Expert: 5 Things You Should Know When Buying Seafood
Tinned Fish is Trending. But Can You Trust the Label?
Is Your Favorite New Mushroom Eradicating Native Mushroom Species?
Ania’s Zupa Grzybowa (Ania’s Mushroom Soup)
Ink rats: Power of the old-fashioned printing press is still making an impression
How condiments went from yellow mustard and bland ketchups to a tasty, US$181 billion industry
The ‘blood, sweat and tears’ behind baked goods that look too nice to eat
First Egyptian youth baseball league using Canadian program to teach game
First Egyptian youth baseball league using program from Canada to teach game
‘Minari’: Part of a wave of 2nd-generation storytelling about what it means to participate in America
Seedkeeping can connect people with their roots and preserve crops for future generations
Social justice for toddlers: These new books and programs start the conversation early
No COVID-19 cases, ever — and that’s just one thing residents of the world’s northernmost town like about it
Five myths about human trafficking
Spices of life: A new breed of spice traders are bringing exotic, authentic flavours to North American palates
Social justice education for toddlers: ‘You just need to have those conversations’
THE NEW SPICE TRADERS
Trying to keep out COVID, tiny Bhutan relies on its Gross National Happiness index, and hopes tourists will return
REMOTE CONNECTIONS
‘It’s not too bad to miss Canadian winter:’ Voluntourism adapting to pandemic
