by Daniel | Oct 17, 2025 | Awareness, Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception, Ukraine, Working with youth
7 June 2025 On Saturday morning we left Kyiv, traveling a couple hours north into the country.  It was notable to me that we passed only one apparent military facility; Katya explained to me that the Ukrainian military has very carefully decentralized its operations...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Daniel | Sep 25, 2025 | Awareness, Civil Society, Democracy, Education, Storytelling, Ukraine
(This post will make much more sense if you read A Journey of the Heart to Ukraine and A Journey of the Heart #2 first!) 6 June 2025 After a very disrupted night, the day began (again) around 9am.  Katya and I walked to breakfast at a pleasant little eatery about a...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Daniel | Aug 29, 2025 | Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception, Storytelling, Ukraine
Note to Readers: This narrative is quite long, like the cross country train ride where it begins.  Mostly it’s just my story, augmented by a few reflections about Ukraine’s political and historical reality. Yet it’s a hefty enough chunk of writing that it warrants...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Daniel | Jun 27, 2025 | Civil Society, Democracy, Metacrisis, Ukraine
It was a rough night in Kyiv. I shot straight from sleep into full wakefulness.  The explosions, way too near for comfort, jolted my sensory system alert.  The night felt ominous, surreal;  seared by the sound of drones, sirens, and explosions, the sky alight with...