I'm not a huge plant person, even though I'm a biology major. There is one thing I remember quite clearly from my intro to biology course, however: gymnosperm means naked seed.
The term "gymnosperm"...
As I mentioned earlier, my Birthright trip was a medium through which I stopped feeling like a tourist here and started to be able to envision myself being a living part of Israel. As things become...
It's ball season in Vienna. During January and February many Viennese - and tourists - don their best evening attire and dance the night away at a beautiful location until the wee hours of the morning....
I'm sitting in my apartment in Jerusalem, Israel, where I am studying abroad this semester at Hebrew University with the DOME program: Dynamics of the Middle East. I came here primarily for the academic...
Culture shock (n). the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply...
Since this is my first post in the Pio I think it would be appropriate to fill you in a little bit about who I am and just what I'm doing. My name is Arika Wieneke and I am a junior sociology major with...
The past week was full of random, little tasks at work-I spent my week organizing case files, pulling notes of testimony, making exhibit lists, scanning in documents, dealing with prelims, etc. It was...
I can't believe it's been over a week since I've updated this! it just shows how fast time flies. It's strange how you can be so busy, and yet so not at the same time. I wasn't overwhelmed at work...
So, it's finally happening. After a long semester of planning, antagonizing, massive email chains, and general excitement I am at last on my way back to the City of Brotherly Love. In accordance with...
As many have you heard, or probably haven't as from what I can tell from Western media, but things around here have heated up here. There are actually two points I would like to update you on - but first...
HELLO!
Many adventures later, I finally bundle up the energy and motivation to update my blog. I last left off with a week till Eid break and many essays to write and midterms to study for before I...
While my experiences in India have been wonderful so far (just read my personal blog to find out), there are more than a few things that I miss about home. Some are expected (family, friends, familiar...
