Invisibility: Stories about hiding in plain sight

Published: Oct. 13, 2017, 1:47 p.m.

b"This week, we bring you two stories of invisibility, from a\\xa0man\\xa0looking to escape\\xa0his identity to a marine biologist who feels invisible to her colleagues.\\n Part 1:\\xa0Richard Cardillo escapes his problems by joining a Catholic mission in Peru, where he becomes a community health organizer.\\n Part 2:\\xa0Marine biologist Liz Neeley is excited to be a part of a coral conservation project in Fiji, but her colleagues keep forgetting her.\\n Richard Cardillo\\xa0is a 25 year resident of the Lower East Side been an educator for over three decades on two continents and in two languages. He's instructed on all levels from preschool to graduate programs, considering himself still more of a learner than a teacher....but always a storyteller! Rich is a three-time Moth StorySLAM winner and has also participated in three Moth GrandSLAMS . Rich is a passionate bread baker and, yes, has gone to that quirky (scary?) place of naming his 16-year-old sourdough starter. He tries to bake up a new story with every loaf that emerges from his tiny apartment oven.\\n Liz Neeley\\xa0is the executive director of The Story Collider. She's a marine biologist by training, and an optimistic worrier by nature. As the oldest of five children, she specializes in keeping the peace and not telling Mom. After grad school, Liz stumbled into ocean conservation. She focused on coral reef management and restoration in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, and dabbled in international trade policy on deep sea corals. Next, she spent almost a decade at\\xa0COMPASS\\xa0helping scientists understand journalism, \\xa0policymaking, and social media. Follow her at\\xa0@lizneeley\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"