Berkley Center

The first 18 years of my life were spent in a small town in East Tennessee. In my hometown, nominal Christianity is very much in play—church is as much a social event as it is a religious one. Then, I found myself at Georgetown, a Jesuit school. Both…

Whenever I go home to Senegal and meet new people, I often hear things such as, “Oh, you’re so lucky to live there” or “I’m still trying to find figure out a way to go there.” These statements tend to shock me because while I love the United States…

The Rules of Jante Law:

1. You're not to think you are anything special.
2. You're not to think you are as good as we are.
3. You're not to think you are smarter than we are.
4. You're not to convince yourself that you are better than we are.
5. You're not to think you…