My mom is sending me a package in a couple days with things that I wish I had brought (luckily it's my birthday so I have a good excuse for getting this package sent to me despite all the complications...
Liberalism and statism, for centuries, have cast a long shadow over all types of ideology. However, there are growing movements that realize the reality of today's world. We do not need to take state power,...
Tonight, after eating dinner in my hotel room, Sam and I went out to explore the area around our hotel.
During this first week's orientation period, we're staying in the Kyoto Tower hotel, a large and...
I'm writing this post in the air. According to the LCD screen above my tray table, we've passed the Bering Sea and are somewhere above the Pacific. The screen also says that it's 5:29pm: or, at least,...
It wouldn't be the last time that my mom would "save" me in anything. Although I am just a host daughter, I am still part of the family, and therefore it is very important that she helps me in most everything...
Let me tell you all the things I've done for the past three weeks:
I have started classes. I turned in my first assignment (and had it returned with the professor saying I write well. I would like...
Desde abajo y a la izquierda From below and to the left
Porque no nos las sabemos todas Because we ourselves do not know everything
Thursday August 25th, 2011
The social sciences building at UN...
Before I arrived in Argentina, I envisioned my abroad experience as being a vacation with a transcript, a cultural immersion experience, and good times all around. I was worried that it would be difficult...
August 6, 2011
I'm sitting 980 meters above sea level, just below the summit of Mendoza's Cerro de la Gloria. Directly ahead lies the Cordillera de los Andes, and a fairly tranquil scene. The same however,...
August 4, 2011
Physically, the campus of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo is a very depressing place, a world away from Whitman College's lush, manicured grounds. The buildings are hideous and run-down,...
Shortly after I arrived in Mendoza, Argentina, there was news from Argentina's northernmost province of Jujuy, 1,300 km. from Mendoza. A large group of peasants had begun occupying land owned by a wealthy...
So yes, I was a bit infatuated for a while. But it did eventually start to settle in: My first trip outside of the house without Gabi (my mom) was the scariest event of my life. Although the city is beautiful,...
