Welcome! My name is Vincenzo, and I've been in Higher Education for over 30 years. I've taught classes in Philosophy, World Religions, Ethics, Speech, and Communication. I have been writing and creating content since childhood.

All my life I have been a voracious reader - which is just how my mother raised me - and from a young age have never really fit in well with the way the world can be. I grew up on a small 10 acre farm and much preferred hanging out with all the life forms there (especially the squirrels, rabbits, bumblebees, crows, and trees) rather than being out in the world.

I always felt as if I was born too late because all my favorite authors and thinkers were before my time. However, in recent years, students showing up in my classes are making me feel as if I was born too early. Many of their concerns about the world are the same as I've had since childhood, and the adult world is responding to them much as it did to me when I was young - telling me I was too sensitive, saying I didn't know what I was talking about because I was a kid, etc. - and on and on. 

My generation and older have made a mess of the world and many say all kinds of dumb things about anybody younger or different than themselves. All my life I felt like a lone wolf howling against this sort of thing. Now I suddenly don't feel alone. I find myself defending young people and their concerns constantly, and that's alright with me. 

I have so many brilliant students every semester and I am not ashamed to admit that they are teaching new perspectives even to me. For the first time in a long while I am starting to have hope that we are going to evolve and build a better world safe for everybody and everything. I may not live long enough to see it fully realized, but while I'm still here you can bet that I will be in their corner all the way... Peace & Love & Still Learning, Always! 💚👩🧘☯️📝🧠💚