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Borneo’s Tiny Underwater Orangutan

Canon Power Shot G7 X Mark II in a Fantasea housing. Cropped & auto-enhanced button on iPhone

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Making Old New Again in Panama

Canon Power Shot- light/color enhancement on my HP laptop

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Searching for More Empathy Online and Offline

Thank you to Ms. Magazine and Carmen Rios for publishing my article:
“The Virtual Search for IRL Empathy“
December 24, 2018 by Lisa Niver

As the days grow shorter and the wind is colder, nearly every culture has a holiday that celebrates light; over flames, many of us will tell other our stories this season. These tales can foster empathy—and, some experts hope, so can new technologies.

Lisa Genova’s novels make it seem possible. Her background in neuroscience allowed us a window into life with Huntington’s disease in Inside the O’Briens, autism in Love Anthony, traumatic brain injury in Left Neglected, early-onset Alzheimer’s in Still Alice and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the fatal disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in Every Note Played. As a doctor, Genova knows the science; as a gifted storyteller, she allows us to experience the challenges her characters face in their diagnoses.

Can we ever understand what others are experiencing? While reading Every Note Played, I felt that I was part of Richard’s family. In another way, Dr. Jason Jerald hopes to make that kind of feeling even easier to access.

Dr. Jason Jerald and Lisa Niver at VR class with A&T Dev Labs

Jerald, who wrote The VR Book: Human-Centered Design for Virtual Reality, defined VR at a recent workshop that as “a computer-generated digital environment that can be experienced and interacted with as if that environment was real.” He also spoke of it as an empathy machine. “We have the opportunity,” Jerald hopes, “to create and experience new worlds and change the real world.”

Carrie Shaw began caring for her mom when she was 19 years old and her mom was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Shaw is not alone: More than 50 million Americans and over a billion people on our planet have some type of disability, and many women become caretakers for elderly parents or family members with serious health challenges. Embodied Labs is using VR to give them critical insight into the lives of the people who rely on them.

Carrie Shaw and Lisa Niver at Google International Women’s Day 2018

Through a new program, Embodied Labs is creating a more caring community of health helpers. They’re using virtual reality storytelling to allow people an opportunity to experience the world of the patient they are caring for. Their team now asks the question: “If healthcare providers-in-training could step into the perspectives of the patient and other members of the care team, would this make them more effective providers?” 

Carrie Shaw speaking at Google International Women’s Day 2018 with Natalie Villalobos, founder of Women Techmakers

Through immersive VR experiences, you can simulate a mission to fight in an aircraft or learn how to navigate a new spaceship. You can travel the world and try on shoes in different sizes, shapes and colors. But VR can also be a powerful tool for education and opening minds. Imagine the difference it would make to understand not being able to reach for the spoon to feed yourself, or not being able to see on one side of the room. Imagine putting on those shoes and stepping into someone else’s experiences.

It’s encouraging to know that empathy for others can be taught through literature and virtual reality—hopefully, all caregivers can be trained in compassionate ways so they can help their patients and our family members in ways that promote healing and tenderness. It’s also worth considering where else the impact of VR-fueled empathy could take us—and how pivotal being able to walk in women’s shoes could be in the fight to continue changing the world.

READ THIS ARTICLE ON MS. MAGAZINE

Lisa Ellen Niver is an award-winning travel expert who has been to 100 countries. Her website, We Said Go Travel, was read in 222 countries in 2017; her videos have over 2 million views on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and YouTube. Lisa has written for AARP, Sierra Club, Delta Sky, Smithsonian and Robb Report and talks travel on KTLA-TV, but you can often find her underwater SCUBA diving, in her art studio making ceramics or helping people find their next dream trip. 

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The First Kiss, France

This photo was taken on a 5S iPhone, I did alter the photo a bit by adding a basic filter. But that is all!

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Cape San Juan Colombia

This picture was shoot with a Canon Power Shot SX420 IS. The configuration is Live mode, playing with the intensive and climb of the scene. Is a cold picture, intensives colors and whith dark tonality. I used the automatic adjustises of google photos.

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Flying in the United States

I used a GoPro Hero 7 camera and edited with some filters to make the colors more vibrant surrounding the picture!

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The changing colours of Uluru at sunset, Australia

Panasonic LUMIX camera, Snapseed app editing and Instagram framing to get three photos in one

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2018 An Amazing Year: WSGT December News

Dec  News  2018 with We Said Go Travel:

Happy December and festivals of light. I hope you are bringing light to your corner of the darkness!

Where did I wander in 2018? What happened this year? I was on TV, I went traveling, my YouTube channel grew and grew and I went to so many different conferences. Read all about it here: Where were Lisa’s Wonderful Wanderings in 2018?

Thank you to Ms. Magazine for publishing my story about empathy:

The Virtual Search for IRL Empathy

Read all of my Ms. Magazine stories here. I am honored to write for this incredible magazine. My first print story for Ms. Magazine will be in the Winter issue in January 2019.

We Said Go Travel was read in 212 countries in 2018.

Thank you to Artworks PC on Main Street in Park City, Utah! I am so excited to have my art on exhibit in your gallery! Read more about my art here.

Thank you to Erin from Explore with Erin for including me in her Travelocity article on where to celebrate Christmas.

Thank you to Travel Awaits for interviewing me for their series. Read: Interview With Adventure Travel Blogger Lisa Niver:

“.@wesaidgotravel talks about staying in gers in Mongolia, skiing in Banff, classes in Thailand, and more!”

“Remember you do not have to go alone in this world. Take a buddy and try something new! It is amazing!” – We Said Go Travel

Thank you again Travel Awaits!

Thank you to Lindsey Tiger for including me in her Travel and Leisure article: talking about using my MacBook Air on plane rides.

Thank you to everyone who entered our 2018 Travel Photo Award. I am publishing the fantastic photos once a day! Click here to see the most recently published entries. Once all the entries are published, I will announce the finalists most likely at the end of summer 2019.

In December, I traveled to Las Vegas for the DEMA Scuba show and I enjoyed London with friends before ILTM Cannes 2018. I will share photos and stories next month.

See VIDEOs from all the conferences I went to this year:

 

WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?

Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 857,133 views on YouTube! Thank you for your support! Are you a subscriber? I hope you will join me and subscribe!

Recent video from my trip to Philadelphia:

My YouTube channel had over 1.4 million impressions in 2018.

Thank you for your support! My YouTube channel has over 850,000 views and 1948 subscribers. 

Thank you! I am so proud of all I have accomplished this year. Thank you for watching my videos, reading my stories, following along on social media and asking me about booking your travels!

I am now planning and booking travel! Where do you want to wander? Find more information about me and my luxury travel advising as an independent affiliate of CRUISE and RESORT, Inc with Virtuoso Luxury Travel Network on my new microsite!

My fortune cookies said:
“Your keen sense of humor will make you many good friends.”
“Your laugh and enthusiasm pleases those around you.”
“Cheerful company and a merry time are ahead for you.”

I hope you have enjoyed many festivals of light this holiday season and that you feel you have accomplished many of your 2018 goals. I cannot wait for 2019 so I can have more exciting adventures and share great stories.

Thank you for your all of your support. Lisa

Discover more on my social media accounts:  Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com. My social media following is now over 140,000 and I am verified on both Twitter and Facebook.

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— Travel Awaits (@TravelAwaitsNow) December 26, 2018

On Fohr card, I have 131,729 followers on December 12, 2018

On Buzzoole, I have 205,000 followers on Dec 12, 2018.

Thank you for your support!

Happy New Year!

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Take me back to the Bermuda islands where the sea is blue and the people are friendly

iPhone 5c, not altered

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Irma-Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

We took this photo with a Nikon D3100 and it’s regular lens, it has not been modified in any way.

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