I have always been drawn to deep questions—to the spaces where perspectives meet, challenge, and transform one another. Dialogue—true dialogue—demands courage, humility, and a willingness to remain in uncertainty. My life and work have been shaped by this pursuit.

I have long lived according to Stoic principles, though only recently have I studied Stoicism with intention. Over the years, I’ve explored many expressions of faith and interpretations of the divine. While each has offered valuable insight, none have felt like home. Discovering Stoicism felt as close to religion as I may ever come—not as dogma, but as a discipline, a way of cultivating virtue and living in harmony with all manifestations of existence. I walk this path not as a master but as a pilgrim, exploring what it means to live with resilience, reason, and equanimity in a world that often defies all three.

Just as Stoicism provides a framework for personal virtue, Arendt’s philosophy offers a framework for political action. Both guide my work in fostering meaningful dialogue. Hannah Arendt’s political theory was at the heart of my master’s thesis and continues to shape how I interpret the world and choose how to act. She reminds me that thinking is not a solitary act but a collective responsibility, and that political action—true political action—cannot be reduced merely to political parties and electoral processes. Instead, it is the work of free actors creating a world we can share.

At the core of this is natality—the radical human capacity to act anew. It reminds us that no system is so entrenched, no historical pattern so inevitable, that it cannot be disrupted. This idea challenges the notion that we are bound to repeat cycles of violence and recrimination in our attempts to set the world right. Instead, it calls us to recognize the possibility of genuine renewal—and our power to forge a different path.

Political action, in its deepest sense, is the act of moving beyond our own self-interest so we may participate in the ongoing task of shaping a space where plurality, dignity, and meaningful exchange can thrive. To do this successfully requires what Arendt called the enlarged mentality—the discipline of imagining the world from other perspectives, of resisting the temptation to see only from one’s own position. It is the practice of expanding thought beyond the self, even when it means engaging with perspectives that unsettle and challenge.

This is where my work, my writing, and my thinking take place: at the intersection of dialogue, philosophical inquiry, and the radical act of making space for nuance and complexity.

I am in the midst of a career shift, stepping away from secondary education to refocus on my passions—dialogue, democracy, and pedagogical exploration. I have spent years creating spaces where others could find their voice, wrestle with ideas, and navigate uncertainty with courage. Whether in the classroom, in conversation, or in writing, I have sought to cultivate environments where people feel safe enough to question, to speak, and to listen—spaces where the difficult and the meaningful can coexist.

Now, I am doing the same for myself—writing, reflecting, and seeking to bring my experience in dialogic engagement, education, and cultural adaptation into new spaces.

This space—between thought and action, between past experience and new beginnings—is where I do my work.