Wandering Market Diaries
The Hands That Shape Change
When a woman gains fair work, the impact doesn’t stop at her. It stretches to her children, her neighbors, her whole village. From Nepal to Bangladesh to India, women artisans are carrying entire communities in their hands — and reshaping the future through craft.
One Bar of Soap = One Day of School
A bar of soap seems like such a small thing. Something we use every day, lather, rinse, forget. But here, each bar means something more: one child, one classroom, one full day of school.
Chiang Mai, Creativity, and the Market That Changed Me
How one morning in Thailand helped me see handmade in a new way.
What I Bring Home
In the early days of my travels, I’d return with whatever caught my eye: a bracelet from a tourist stand, a magnet shaped like an important building, a T-shirt I’d never wear again. But somewhere along the way, that changed.