Karen Curley

Elegant, beautiful, rich, romantic, compelling, breathtaking. These are some of the words that I would use to describe Tamer Animals, the sophomore release by Other Lives. I must admit, I rarely write music reviews, and usually only when I photograph the bands and an editor wants copy to go along....

Liga International is a group of volunteers who travel to Mexico to provide free medical care. This group of people is just not ordinary volunteers, they are true angels. They are made up of dentists, doctors, pilots, nurses, and other staffs who not only give their time and energies, but...

When one walks down the streets in Makola Market, you are overwhelmed by all of the trash that litters the streets. Trash and waste are everywhere. Accra is the capital of Ghana and is a modern city, yet there is garbage all over. There are many reasons for this:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Such a simple message but do we hear it anymore? I look around me and wonder where all of this world's humanity has gone to. Our behavior, as a society, has grown increasingly worse and worse. Here are a...

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealously. The shadow of greed, that is. ~Yoda

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday....

Homeless. Poverty. Loneliness. Desperation. These are words that strike fear in our hearts. Luckily most of us have a warm place to sleep at night. We have food in our refrigerators and friends to rely on. This is not the case for the people who live on Skid Row. With...

I think travel makes you a well-rounded person and can help us appreciate what we have in America. As an American, I'm used to having a certain comfort level. I like having a hot shower, food and, yes, even air conditioning. If you are traveling to Ghana don't expect any...

A State Department travel advisory strongly suggests that Americans not to travel to Juarez, where 3,100 people were killed in 2010 alone, so I was a little apprehensive before crossing the border. I had a lot of people telling me that I was out of my mind to be going...

A State Department travel advisory strongly suggests that Americans not to travel to Juarez, where 3,100 people were killed in 2010 alone, so I was a little apprehensive before crossing the border. I had a lot of people telling me that I was out of my mind to be going...

Nogales, Sonora is one of the most dangerous towns along the Mexican-American border. The biggest port of legal entry into Arizona's Tucson sector, Nogales is also a drug-trafficking center and a hub for human smugglers.

Coyotes, smugglers who take people across the border, charge individuals $2000 to guide them...

Tijuana is Los Angeles' naughty cousin. Angelenos call the town TJ and visit only when their better angels are on smoke break. Over the last few years, the town has gotten more desperate as drug wars have strained the muscle of the Mexican state and the American economy, which trickles...