Jacob Sims
Jacob works for an anti-trafficking NGO in Southeast Asia. From 2015 to 2020 he led an international development consulting practice and served as adjunct faculty at the College of William & Mary — teaching and guest lecturing in courses on Education, Human Rights, Migration, and Global Health. He previously led humanitarian and human rights reporting programs in northern Myanmar and co-founded a social justice organization in eastern Uganda. Jacob holds a Master's degree from LSE. He is currently preparing to publish his first book, a memoir titled WanderLOST: stories from the winding road to significance.
Bio last modified March 13th, 2020.The Myths of Starting Over
When we travel and separate from our historical baggage and community, we reach a radical moment to start over, writes Jacob Sims. But we do not start from square one.
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Freedom From Words
January 9, 2019The choice to learn another language, Convivium contributor Jacob Sims contends, is an example of action that can lead us to, and ground us in, the sense of community where genuine human freedom opens to us.