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Clear filtersThe Life of a Journalist...Go!
February 20, 2009
Working for a paper is exciting at times. Going without sleep comes with the territory.
Main Street Readings: Flash fiction, poetry, and bluegrass!
February 19, 2009
When I got the note, I started dancing in the library and letting out some jubilant obscenities. I hadn't expected to win, especially for a story I hadn't workshopped, in a style I was new at.
In loving memory of summer
January 29, 2009
I've already got crazy nostalgia for the long, lazy summer days spent lounging in the hammock on our porch, the nights of impromptu jam sessions with my more musically inclined friends, the smell of freshly baked bread rising up from our kitchen.
Moving in and life off campus
January 13, 2009
Last Sunday I moved into my house for this semester. Now I officially live off campus.
O Little Town of Oberlin
January 5, 2009
In this post: countercyclical economics, Main Street v. the Big Box, student migratory patterns, the Evangelical Vatican, yoga, and a poor ending.
If a tree falls in a forest...
December 27, 2008
When I was at college, back in the Pleistocene era, I always wondered what happened to my small college town outside of Boston when I wasn't there.
Don't Let Go of the Coat
November 28, 2008
I'm keeping the coat, of course. There's a lot of life there.
The joys of spontaneous exploration
November 21, 2008
One truly fantastic aspect of Oberlin and the surrounding area is that, small as it may be, there are always new corners of it to explore.
Trying on a race director's cap
November 13, 2008
On those runs, I reflected a lot on the love that's developed in me over the last three years for the town of Oberlin, and I began working out ideas in my head about how to connect more with the local community.
Fall Break in Oberlin
October 25, 2008
From one Obie to another: if you really want to take a break from life during a school break, the easiest way to do it is to stay put.
The Amish and Languages in America (and at Oberlin)
October 15, 2008
Last night I visited the United World College in Costa Rica and had the pleasure of speaking with a prospective student from Spain. Xiana is a native speaker, not of Spanish, but of Galacian. This got me thinking about differences in language diversity within countries.
Sand to Snow: the West Coast to Midwest transition
May 5, 2008
I received a request to elaborate on my experience going from a big, urban California environment to Oberlin, Ohio...so here goes!
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