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21 Jan 2015

My 2015 Resolutions

This is the blog where I set out on paper (virtual paper), how I plan to pursue my life in the coming year. And not just in the field of social media.    FYI:   I’ll tell you flat out I’m … Read More

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26 Jun 2013

Zhanara R

In this, the final of my Deleted Scenes this month, we meet Zhanara R, a young mother with a full-time job who was eager to practice her English with me.  In one of those serendipitous meetings where the initial idea … Read More

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Books

LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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