Natural disasters dominate headlines when they happen. Images of flooded communities, destroyed homes and displaced families fill television screens and social media feeds. Then, eventually, the headlines fade.

The Nomad Child In the heatstroke-inducing deserts of Northern Chile, nothing is safe from the sun. The ground cooks whatever dares to grow. The only thing to accompany the seemingly never-ending stretch of land is more land—miles and miles of it. The horizon becomes a doubtful, blurry idea in the mind’s eye. But humans are a resilient creature group. In a land full of extremes, the people of Northern Chile are adaptive, resourceful, logical and thick-skinned. These are only a few...

Located in the heart of downtown Johnson City, the Watauga Brewing Company has built a close relation with locals in the three years they...