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My name is Eric Garcia. I'm the author of a new book called We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation. As an autistic person, I felt like the discussion around autism ends up being about curing autistic people or the debunked conspiracy theory about vaccines. So, I took my skills as a political reporter and traveled the country to interview autistic people. My writing about autism has been featured in the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, the Atlantic and Spectrum. I've discussed autism on NPR's 1A. In my day job, I'm currently the senior Washington correspondent at The Independent, even though I'm not British, and have been an editor at the Washington Post and the Hill, as well as a correspondent at Roll Call, National Journal and MarketWatch. You can follow me on Twitter @EricMGarcia, where I tweet way too much. So, ask me anything.
I’m a curator, writer, activist and D.C. native with over a decade of experience in creating cultural programs for galleries, libraries, archives and museums and a passion for exploring the intersection of social change, art and culture. In addition to my role as Community Engagement Specialist with Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, I recently served as curator of Arts in Foggy Bottom’s 2021 exhibition “Human/Nature” featuring original sculptures exploring facets of our relationship with nature designed by a cohort of DMV-area artists and set amid the historic Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. I am so excited to answer questions about and discuss all things art, curating, the D.C. art scene, Arts in Foggy Bottom, the connection between art and social change and more!
To learn more about Arts in Foggy Bottom's "Human/Nature" (on display through September 26th), visit http://artsinfoggybottom.com/.
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Want to learn more about my work? Visit https://curatorally.com/.
My name is Tom Murphy and I'm the Founder of the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University and also the author of The Anniversary Box: A Love Story (Encircle Publications, available for purchase now via Amazon, Barnes ＆ Noble, and more). I wrote this book after my wife, Barb, a marathon runner, passed away following a hard-fought battle with non-smoking lung cancer. First, I created a charity beer as a tribute to her courage, and now The Anniversary Box takes all I learned from Barb about resiliency and crystalizes it so others can learn how to keep love alive for a lifetime. Tying into the book, I am also organizing roundtables to talk to people about things they learned in their own lives about how to keep love alive - and I will share what I learned from Barb (and discuss the 24 lessons shared in The Anniversary Box).
See www.theanniversarybox.com. You can also follow me on Facebook and Instagram as well, @theanniversarybox. ABOUT THE ANNIVERSARY BOX: Six weeks before her wedding, Peggy Moore learns that her parents created an Anniversary Box. Each year on their anniversary, they would write a message to each other to affirm their love and suggest ways to make it stronger. When Peggy and her soon-to-be husband, Michael, find they are struggling with relationship issues as their wedding day draws near, Peggy sets out on a journey to find her parents’ missing Anniversary Box and learn the secret to keeping love alive for a lifetime – as her parents did - before she steps to the altar herself… If you like moving stories, delightful mysteries, and the power of persistence in keeping passion alive, then you’ll adore this beautiful ode to happily ever after. This summer is the ideal time for the story to come out, as couples who have weathered the pandemic together are looking for ways to renew their bond. Ask Me Anything...
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Final Update:
I appreciate all of the interest and questions, it was fun to share what I do with you. If you have any questions that were not answered here, feel free to DM me about it. If you stumble across this post in the future and have new questions you can still DM me.
If this career path truly interests you I would recommend reading everything in this thread and doing your own research so you know exactly what you are getting into.
If anyone ends up getting their license or getting on with a regional let me know!
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I was inspired by the recent ATC post and the most recent AMA I can find about my career is over 3y old. I figured maybe some folks would be interested in what we do and how to get into this field.
Proof: https://imgur.com/a/7wvD8D8
We work behind the scenes with pilots and ATC to plan and monitor all flights. You need a license and the base salary for mainline airlines starts at ~$70k with top outs at ~$170k. All dispatchers are union so that has ups and downs but the benefits in my job are top notch. Free standby flying for you and your family(mom, dad, spouse, and kids(until 20 something), you can fly cockpit, schedule flexibility is awesome, low stress job 95% of the time.
Requirements:
Hello Reddit!
Decade long lurker here, but I finally made an account to do this AMA. My reasoning? I wrote the book titled "Everyone's an Idiot" whose sole purpose and why I'm doing this post is the same; I want to share my stories and experience so that it can be used by others to achieve the same. Hit me!
I normally wouldn't link my site on something like this as I feel its tacky, but for proof purposes...
Thank you!
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