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Maria Olson Goins

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Maria Olson Goins was born a quadrilingual bookworm in Tokyo. She is convinced, despite being a half Russian and half American love product of the Cold War, that she is really a descendent of a lost tribe of tropical beach dwelling avocado eaters. She grew up in Japan, Germany and New York, surviving German schools throughout, and graduated with a First Class Honours BA in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford with a focus on Russian and German literature, and an MSc in International Relations at the London School of Economics.

Maria spent several years at a conflict resolution non-profit as a gender and security expert based in London, working with grassroots women’s groups in conflict zones around the world, and advocating to gove ...more

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Janay and Ray Rice: The Question Everyone is Asking

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Ray Rice being released from his position on the Ravens. The running back, in case you’re not up to date, had his contract terminated due to a physical altercation with his wife that ended with her unconscious body being dragged from a hotel [...]

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