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Stereotypes of Native peoples in childrens books in Switzerland This morning, Drew Hayden Taylor (author of The Night Wanderer ), posted a photo of childrens books... in Switzerland. Taylor is there to give some lectures. Heres the photo he shared on Twitter (sharing it here with his permission): He captioned it with these words: Some of the childrens books on Native people available in Switzerland book stores. I brought the wrong wardrobe. Within Native circles, we sometimes joke about what people expect us to look like. And when we dont, they think we arent "real" Indians. Depictions in childrens books, no matter where they are published, carry a lot of power. They shape those expectations, and because those images are so bad, are a reason I write about them so much. It isnt one image here or there. It is pervasive. Some of the words on the covers ("Minitou" and "Winnetou") tell me the people who wrote, illustrated, and published those books were/are dee...

Static Caravans in Switzerland et al Marcus and Agata still have an interest in Static Caravans or a Static Mobile Home as it may also be called. But to summarise, just buying the home would be the easy part A possible Plan We have had a vision to spend some time, years in fact travelling.  But in reality this is a hard lifestyle to follow if you dont also have a home base. But leaving your bricks and mortar home is not only insecure but costly.   Most countries have property taxes, utility bills and other regular costs that still need attending to even if you are on the other side of the planet. So, a possible solution instead, if you recognise you will be away, say 70% of the time, could be to buy a Static Home, and use that as your principle home.  But there are complications + Buying the home is actually the easiest part - More difficult is where to put it! - Swiss fixed home sites for example are not usually open 365 days per year.  So you would not be flexible ...