A Letter to My Host Daughter Vishakha Maskey June 6, 2016 2 Dear host daughter, When the idea of hosting an exchange student for a year came to my mind witnessing a friend host for a few years, there were fear and also uncertainty. When I showed few sample letters to...
Can Diversity Help Wheeling Grow? Yes. Vishakha Maskey August 10, 2015 4 After dropping my kids off to nature camp, as I walk out of Schrader Environmental Center, I hear a little girl say “That’s that Chinese girl.” My reaction: “I am sorry, I am not Chinese.” This is not...
Student Reflections from a Trip to a Solar Farm Vishakha Maskey April 6, 2015 I teach a special topics course titled “Introduction to Sustainability” at West Liberty University. Sustainability is defined as “the capacity of the earth’s natural systems and human cultural systems to surviv...
School Lunchroom: Opportunities Ahead Vishakha Maskey March 14, 2015 I am very fortunate to be able to volunteer occasionally at my children’s school with the lunch duty. I enjoy watching children eat, chat, laugh, hop, skip, and even argue for a couple of hours. During this tim...
A newcomer’s perspective: Emerging Citizen Sector in Wheeling Vishakha Maskey January 9, 2015 3 By Vishakha Maskey Weelunk Contributor I am writing this article to express my observation on how things are changing in Wheeling, and it is a positive social change. “Let’s do something” never sounded mo...
