User:Ariel Ky

I write from my heart, my soul and my head as I feel led by the force of my convictions and pursuit of truth. Mostly I write about what's happening in the world, but I also write about visions and dreams that I have during meditation and sleep, weaving, continually weaving both into meaningful patterns that help me see the heart of the matter as well as the big picture.

I'm a generalist by inclination, who has become somewhat of an expert in teaching English as a second language because it's my vocation. However, my interests are in evolution of all kinds: political, economic, social and biological. Also, I've pursued a lifetime of interest in developing communication skills; improving my speaking and listening skills, writing, reading, analysis, all of it in English, my native tongue, and in studying other languages as well. I've studied Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, Russian, German, Catalan, and Italian, remembering only a smattering of a few words in each of these languages, although I can converse in Spanish to a greater extent, and French to a lesser.

I'm 57 years old and I've lived quite a full life, so it's difficult to summarize or know where to begin. Probably what is most salutary for readers to know is that I am an American who has been living in China for the past three years, and may even settle here permanently, because it's such a happening place today. As far as politics go, I've been a feminist since I was a teenager, and have favored communism more than capitalism, although I realize the severe limitations of both systems. But I support developing better systems, more evolved than anything that people have had before, systems that develop equality and justice, freedom and the opportunity for happiness for everyone on the planet, systems that recognize we are part of the planet, and that we must care for each other and all life and our home better than we've been doing.