Ashley Hague

Writer | Producer | Comedian

The Beauty of A Gift Economy

What is the Buy Nothing Project? The Buy Nothing Project was founded in 2013 as a way for communities to come together through gifting, lending, and receiving goods and services. All for free. It was started in Washington State, but has since spread across the world to more than 40 countries. These groups are hosted through Facebook and are usually restricted to geographical areas. This keeps the groups local, manageable, and community-centered to “give where you live.”

Watching the News From 6000 Miles Away

Life as an American expat in the year 2020. I recently just passed my one year anniversary of moving abroad from the US. It’s only been 365 days, yet it’s felt like a lifetime and a half. I never imagined that my first year abroad would be so dramatic. Of course, going into it, I knew it was an election year and things back home would get interesting. Little did I know that the election would be the mere tip of the iceberg for this crazy, crazy year.