Aloha everyone! My name is Ashley and I am beyond fashionably late to the introduction party. I am currently getting my Master’s in International Relations and after this course I will only have 2 more left. (Finally the light at the end of the tunnel) I am currently stationed in Honolulu, Hawai’i. I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and I have never lived outside of that state and I asked my career manager to just get me out, so I was beyond grateful to move here. It is just my dog Domino and living on the island together. I love hiking, snorkeling, surfing, and anything that involves being in the outdoors.
I have been on Oahu, Big Island, Kaui, Maui, and Moloka’i, so let me know if you need any recommendations!
I am obsessed with the movie 101 Dalmatians! When I was 3 years old I told myself I was going to have a Dalmatian named Domino one day and I did exactly that. I actually just watched the new version of Cruella with Emma Stone and loved it/highly recommend it. (Except where they made the Dalmatians aggressive of course).
Digital Humanities
I like to call myself on of the hippies of the Air Force because my job is to build relationships with countries by having a more wholistic understanding of the community and culture of the areas we are about to work with. I had NO idea what digital humanities was, but now I can see the importance and need to grow. Especially when it provides insight on the communities’ voice/the minorities. I work with countries that do not all have access to the internet, which does not provide the same opportunities for their stories to be represented. So having digital archives/people who can help submit these physical materials/archive these stories is extremely vital for representation. I have actually starting using these type of archives for me day-to-day job. I am currently getting prepared for a deployment and working very long hours, so please excuse my extremely odd hours of replies on posts.
Mahalo !!
