Stories that change how we see the world—and ourselves

with Kristine Madera

I’m Kristine Madera, a novelist and writer working at the intersection of cross-cultural experience, identity, and consciousness.

My work explores what happens when we leave familiar systems behind and allow ourselves to be shaped—sometimes uncomfortably—by other ways of living, believing, and belonging.

This website is a home for stories, guides, and resources that support intentional travel, international exchange, and study abroad as pathways to deeper humanity and global citizenship.

It’s undergoing a renovation, but there’s stil plenty to see while were in construction mode, so click around and explore.

If you want a fun place to start, check out my novel, God in Drag, born while volunteering at Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying in Calcutta. Read the first Chapter of God in Drag HERE 

Praise for God in Drag