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"Kathryn Stam is a professor of cultural anthropology at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, New York. Her fieldwork and other travels have brought her to Thailand, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, the Netherlands, Costa Rica and Ireland. She is an advocate for resettled refugees. She is currently writing a memoir about culture and her experiences trying to communicate across cultures. Follow her on Instagram: @stamkathryn. This story was a finalist for Nowhere’s 2020 Emerging Travel Writers’ Prize."

Read her story, "Elephant Crush," here.