If you’re a parent of young kids in North America, you’ve maybe heard the term “tricky people.” Instead of telling kids not to talk to strangers, which was the norm when I was growing up, parents are encouraged to teach them how to spot manipulation. The idea is that while most strangers are fine and wouldn’t seek […]
Last week I was on Europe’s Atlantic coast, watching massive waves roll in during a storm. The water crashed against the cliffs, promising to sweep away anyone whose curiosity led them too close. I shuddered, as I always do when I see nature exert its raw fury. I came across a video which was […]
There are few things more exciting than packing for your first trip without your parents – checking and double checking your bus or flight tickets, busting out your mini travel dictionary to test foreign phrases on your tongue before uttering them to a stranger, and getting familiarized with a map. All of a sudden, the […]
Oh how my heart aches.
The multi-billion dollar industry of human trafficking is an economic equation of supply and demand. The demand side that fuels sex trafficking consists of (mostly) men who pay for sex, watch pornography, and go to strip clubs. Without them there would be no monetary incentive to traffic women, boys, and girls into the sex trade. […]
My husband and I love to go on walks at night. The subdivisions we walk through are safe, quiet, and well-lit, and during these times we have some of our best and deepest conversations. Recently on one these walks we talked about how on a regular basis we both experience moments of reality, in which […]
I love photography. For a while I have wanted to start doing photo essays here at HFTS with themes that relate to sex trafficking. I did one with royalty free images a while back, but from now on want to use photos from you instead. So I put a call out for my first real […]
On the morning of January 12, 2010, I made myself a cup of tea and sat at my computer to check on world news. Immediately I was bombarded with articles, videos, and images of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti and reduced much of the country to rubble. While scrolling through the information in […]
When I was 15 years old, I would often walk home from my tutoring appointments. One day a blizzard came out of nowhere, prodding me to stop for a hot chocolate at Tim Horton’s. It warmed me up enough to brave the elements once again. When I arrived home, my mom told me she had […]
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