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SOCIAL MUSINGS BY AUSTIN
Austin is a main character in the global phenomenon "Les Reflets du Monde, Et Travailler Et Vivre" by award-winning graphic novelist Fabien Toulmé!​​​​​​
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My Mission is Simple: To Inspire, Educate and Entertain You
I spent two decades in finance and quit my job in 2021 to start this travel and lifestyle blog
From Aruba to Austin, Texas and all parts in between, this is Social Musings by Austin
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Making the World a Better Place for Juneteenth and Father's Day
#SocialMusings #SocialMusingsbyAustin #Juneteenth #BlackLunchTable #FathersDay #HealthcareHeroes #SummerInternship Lift ev’ry voice and...
Aruba Austin
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Instagram and My Mental Health: Part I
#instagram #mentalhealth #addiction #digitaldetox #flaneur #lasvegas #Diogenes #SørenKierkegaard #7magicmountains ...
Aruba Austin
Jun 12, 20216 min read
The Year in Music: 1997 and My Semi-Charmed Summer of Live Music
#TheYearInMusic #1997 #OlSkoolHangoutDFW #UTAustin #Austin #ATX #MatchboxTwenty #Push #3AM #ThirdEyeBlind #SemiCharmedLife ...
Aruba Austin
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Honoring My Heritage
#AAPIEverywhere #StopAsianHate #EndRacism #EthicalSelfActualization #PBS #MyGrandparentsWar #WorldWarII #Heritage #DallasMuseumofArt ...
Aruba Austin
May 29, 20215 min read
The Story of the Denim Jacket
#Headspace #Meditation #Privilege #Goodwill #DenimJacket #StopBullying #TheAtlantic #ArthurBrooks #InPursuitofHappiness ...
Aruba Austin
May 22, 20214 min read
My Interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein and The Definition of Ethical Self-Actualization
#Summer2021 #YOLOEconomy #GreatResignation #LudwigWittgenstein #ZoomFatigue #EthicalSelfActualization #LinkedIn #Stories #Kanopy Does...
Aruba Austin
May 15, 20216 min read
The Year in Music: And the Concert That Changed Me Forever
The Year in Music: 1991-1992
Aruba Austin
May 8, 20217 min read
My Interview with Susan B. Anthony and a Confession from the Author
#APAEverywhere #Netflix #NelsonMandela #SusanBAnthony #Addiction #SocialMedia #EthicalSelfActualization May 1 marks the beginning of...
Aruba Austin
May 1, 20214 min read
Why We Are All Living In A Liminal Space
#LiminalSpace #WhitneyMuseum #YOLOEconomy #Headspace #Meditation #Mindfulness The United States is well on its way to vaccinating...
Aruba Austin
Apr 25, 20213 min read
My Interview with Jackie Robinson, and Hunter S. Thompson's Freak Power
#JackieRobinson #BlackLivesMatter #Austin #Kenosha #Sociology #AspenArtMuseum #HunterSThompson #FreakPower The 2021 Major League...
Aruba Austin
Apr 18, 20214 min read
Religion in Modern Day America
#Easter #Passover #Gallup #PewResearchCenter #Chameleon #Kafka #ChristianLifeAustin #Vatican #VaticanCity #Headspace #Mindfulness ...
Aruba Austin
Apr 4, 20213 min read
My Interview with Sigmund Freud: Art as a Palliative Measure in These Chaotic Times
#StopAsianHate #BoulderStrong #SigmundFreud #Netflix #Zoom #RansomCenter #MOMA #YaleArtGallery #UTAustin Since my last blog post...
Aruba Austin
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Making Sense of Senseless Violence
#StopAsianHate #SocialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #WhitneyMuseum #YasuoKuniyoshi #EdwardRuscha #WeAreTheWorld #LosAngeles Are we seriously...
Aruba Austin
Mar 17, 20213 min read
A Virtual, Visceral Visit to Miami
#InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #FearlessGirl #IntersectionalFeminism #InsomniacTV #SpringBreak #IamTchami...
Aruba Austin
Mar 10, 20214 min read
America Must Not Lose Its Cultural Institutions
It was hard to digest the startling news last week that almost 60% of cultural and entertainment institutions in New York City have...
Aruba Austin
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Sifting Through the Aftermath
Only one week ago, The Central Texas Food Bank in Austin, Texas distributed thousands of meals and food packages to those in need,...
Aruba Austin
Feb 27, 20212 min read
Phenomenal Live Broadcast Today from the Ransom Center (@ransomcenter)
When I was a student at The University of Texas at Austin, I volunteered at the on-campus museum which has become the Harry Ransom Center...
Aruba Austin
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Social Observations from a Texas in Crisis
Sitting here in Austin, Texas one week ago, none of us Texans foresaw the ultimate extent of the damage this disastrous weather event...
Aruba Austin
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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