Tag: Rural

Monto Street Art Map — Queensland’s Rural Art Gem

As the phenomenon of street art and silo art sweeps rural towns of Australia, Monto is the latest to get on board, contracting Queensland based street art legends, Drapl and Zookeeper, to beautify the town. What began as a few murals in the town, has expanded to incorporate the loc...

Why You Can’t Ditch The Car If You Live In A Rural Area

When I sat down to plan what this piece was going to be, I assumed I would be writing about my day in Edinburgh to take part in Pedal on Parliament, holding its tenth iteration on the 23rd of April 2022, or perhaps about traveling to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to watch the UCI Nations Cup on the 24...

How the Mindset of Rural Tribalism Has Held Me Back My Entire Life

Back when I was in high school, I thought it would be funny to show up for the homecoming celebrations while wearing the jersey of the visiting team. This is the kind of reckless social experiment that most people can’t even imagine. I mean, who does that? I’ve always had an...

I Saw a Rural Teacher Throw a Student Down the Stairs

Ididn’t like Axle, but he didn’t deserve to lifted up, desk and all, and carried out into the hallway. He didn’t deserve to be screamed at and thrown down the stairwell, head bouncing off the walls like his life didn’t matter. He didn’t deserve that, but that’s...

How To Make Your Business Thrive In A Rural Japanese Way

Happy New Year of Dragon! I just started my business yesterday, so my new year’s resolution is related to it. I hope my new business as an anthropology consultant survives and thrives in its first year! Our fellow freelancers might have similar resolutions or wishes for the new year. In thi...