Writings that roam across borders and biomes

Micheline Tusenius is an essayist whose writings have appeared in the Daily Maverick, the Mail & Guardian, Vrye Weekblad, and Asahi Shimbun. She blogged as “Watching in Washington” which explored life in America’s capital from the perspective of a foreigner. She worked as a college counselor in the United States and in Brunei, in early childhood education in South Africa, in public affairs in China, and as a book editor, copyeditor, and report writer in Japan and in Taiwan. She has completed an M.A. in Writing at Johns Hopkins University. Born and raised in South Africa, she currently lives in Washington, D.C.  

Publications:

• “America will become even more Hobbesian under this second Trump presidency” — Daily Maverick
• “Knocking on America’s door – A South African goes house to house in a fraught election” — Daily Maverick
• “Democrats paint Trump’s red states blue” — Vrye Weekblad
• “Don’t fall for the bait of the Master of Chaos Donald Trump” — Vrye Weekblad
• “Chicago school closures the largest in US history” — Mail & Guardian
• “The blind sage talks constitutionalism” — Mail & Guardian
• “Hurricane Sandy’s generating unexpected debate” — Mail & Guardian
• “Race underlies this race” — Mail & Guardian
• “Trayvon Martin: It’s about race and a lousy law” — Mail & Guardian
• “Helping stir South Africans’ consciences” — Mail & Guardian
• “Watching in Washington” — Personal blog
• “The View on South Africa from Taipei” — Vrye Weekblad
• “Why Nelson Mandela Matters” — Asahi Shimbun