#88 - Life in the Arctic Tundra: A Dialogue with Laura Galloway

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Laura Galloway about her memoir where she details her experience of living in the Arctic Tundra. They discuss her professional background and reasoning for writing a memoir. They talk about the psychological impact of the death of her mother and how the  relationship with her father evolved. They discuss her time in Los Angeles and New York City and how she decided to move to the Arctic Tundra in Norway. They talk about what the Arctic was like and how the Sami people lived. They talk about her motivation for staying there for six years along with her themes of loss, abandonment, and belonging.

Laura Galloway is a writer and communications strategist. She has a Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in Indigenous Journalism. She has worked for the Los Angeles Times and many other outlets. Her memoir, Dalvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra is available here. You can visit her at her website which can be found here. Twitter: @lauragalloway

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