First of all, sorry for the long silence everyone! I´ve been globe-trotting, hosting my mother here in Spain, and taking my midterms, and things have been on the edge of crazy. Before I head off to Paris...
A couple of days ago I got back from the Netherlands, but it seems like a lifetime ago.
The culture shock I experienced first going to Europe, and then returning to Morocco, was overwhelming. English...
Dox, Dox, Dox
Had pretty rough last two weeks so I didn't update my posts until now. I am sorry but here we go :)
I wanted to blog about my Dox section for a long time. Dox section, is located...
Here's the thing about Rabat: it's not a very beautiful city. It's a decent enough place––there's a nice walk along the river, and it's fun to wander around the old medina––but the region itself...
This past week. Wow. But first, the response I got from last week's post, "A Single Drop" was extremely empowering, such to a level that is quite hard to describe. Hearing from my friends that they were...
First of all, I have to make a confession. I did not choose to live in Prentiss. When I was picking dorms, I named Jewett first (because I am energetic and love to party), Lyman second ( I am kind of laid-back...
As of starting writing this post, it is 10:39 p.m. on October 2, which means that it is 3:39 over in Walla Walla. We just had our daylight savings time end, so we've already fallen back an hour.
I...
I am about to head out for a weeklong trip to London for CIEE's fall break, so in the spirit of travel I thought I would share a little bit about the places I've been so far. After four days of class a...
Welcome back! To continue my previous post:
Highlight three: I will never forget the first themed brunch I had at Whitman. It was the first Sunday after I moved in to campus. My section girls had a...
Even though I've attended Whitman for a little over two years now, I still seriously question the practicality of a liberal arts education within today's world. I often have moments of terror as to where my politics/sociology degree will take me after I'm beyond the walls of "Whitman's bubble".
It began with a stomachache. Then it got much worse. As I woke up to the 4:30am call to prayer Monday morning, I felt a jabbing pain in my abdomen. My body was fevering and I couldn't keep any water down....
