Shoshi Parks
Shoshi Parks
Freelance Writer

freelance writer

 

I'm a SF Bay Area-based freelance travel and history writer fascinated by the geography, ecology and cultures of our world.

As a Ph.D. in Anthropology, I've been trained to observe and tell unique stories. I'm especially interested in revealing perspectives on the past that fall outside of mainstream history books and the local, national and global food traditions that inform community identities.

Access samples of my work and check out my travels around the world through my Instagram feed below.

 

This Ancient Mayan Ceremonial Liquor Is Finding Its Way to a Bar Near You

VICE munchies

How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language

Atlas obscura

York Explored the West with Lewis and Clark, But His Freedom Wouldn't Come Until Decades Later

Smithsonian Magazine

 

Go Inside the Mexican Distillery Producing Mezcal with Pre-Hispanic Techniques

Vinepair

These Horrifying ‘Human Zoos’ Delighted American Audiences at the Turn of the 20th Century

timeline

The Curious Things You Can't Unsee at Djemma el Fna

Fodor's Travel

 

What Do Melting Glaciers Have to Do With Norway’s Viking Relics?

Adventure.com

In the Water-Scarce Southwest, an Ancient Irrigation System Disrupts Big Agriculture

YES! Magazine

Long Meadow Ranch Takes a Full Circle Approach to Farming in Wine Country

Civil Eats

 

 

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The long fingers of the forest at Preah Khan Temple #angkorwat #archaeology #travel #cambodia #siemreap #cambodiatravel #travelcambodia #travelmore #traveldeeper #formerarchaeologistmakesgood
A lovely ancient man-made reservoir at Angkor Wat #angkorwat #cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travel #travelmore #traveldeeper
The water level rises so high in the Tonle Sap Lake in the rainy season that roads become rivers and houses have to be built on stilts more than 20 feet tall #Cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travel #traveldeeper #travelmore
The sun sets on Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and home to more than a million people #Cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travel #travelmore #traveldeeper
Nature finds a way at Ta Prohm #angkorwat #cambodia #archaeology #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travel #travelmore #moretravel #travelobsessed
More from Angkor Wat #angkorwat #unesco #cambodia #archaeology #travel #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel
The Buddha at Banteay Kdei #cambodia #ankorwat #unesco #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #archaeology #historytimes #travel #travelmore
MONKEY!!!!!! #monkey #cambodia #animals #animalsofinstagram
Three of the remaining 37 giant 4-sided face towers (out of 54) at Bayon Temple #angkorwat #archaeology #historytimes #cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travelmore #travel
Check one off the bucket list! Cambodia’s spectacular Angkor Wat! #angkorwat #unesco #archaeology #historytimes #travel #cambodiatravel #travelcambodia
Ta Prohm at the Angkor Wat Park was built as a Buddhist monastery and university in the late 12th/early 13th centuries #angkorwat #unesco #archaeology #historytimes #cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #bucketlist #travel #travelmore
My new bestie #animalfriends #cambodia #itsnoteasybeinggreen
One of the most enchanting hotels I’ve ever stayed in. Thanks @mettaresidence! #travel #cambodia #siemreap #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travelmore
We’ve seen very little street art in #phnompenh but this little alley - Alley 240 1/2 - is one great exception #streetart #travel #cambodia #travelcambodia #travelmore #cambodiatravel #traveldeeper
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Cambodia’s spectacular royal palace complex #cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travelmore #traveldeeper #travelwriter
Tarantulas. They’re what’s for dinner. #eat #food #instafood #cambodia #travelcambodia #cambodiatravel #travel #travelmore #travelwriter