The Diaspora resembles the shepherd —dynamic, mobile, and less tied to place and land. Israel resembles the farmer — rooted, sovereign, and engaged with land and the challenges of power. The challenge is not to choose one over the other, but to create a balance.
Fabulous in Feb 2021: Top 50 Female Influencer! Niver’s News
Lisa Ellen Niver
Feb News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Thank you Afluencer for including me on your list: “50 Female Influencers Brands Can’t Get Enough Of“ I am honored to be #32!!!! Kim Kardashian is #12 and Ariana Grande is #30!
I am grateful to all of YOU!! My YouTube channel is now over 3k subscribers and over 1.3M views! WOW!! Thank you for subscribing, watching and commenting!
I have been working with the Los Angeles Press Club as Social Media Manager for a year now! I am honored to be part of the team!
Want to learn more about me? Listen to me in my recent podcast interviews: Click HERE
Thank you to Afluencer for naming me INFLUENCER of the WEEK!
Thank you to my alma maters, both Curtis School and the University of Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania Gazette, for highlighting my recent accomplishments!
I wanted to share my video, Singing Happy and YOU KNOW IT, underwater. I remember happier times:
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.3 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,311,448 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,020 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe!
For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE
Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. In January 2021, I evolved my social media! Please follow me now on Twitter at @LisaNiver and on Instagram @LisaNiver. ALSO on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE TONIGHT!”
“Find the road to happiness by helping others”
Stay safe and healthy! We will travel again! Lisa
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