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January 25, 2009
German, food, and friends. Good times, free time, and endless hectares of vocabulary to learn. Co-oping, the present perfect, and the biting cold.
All I've Learned
January 25, 2009
I thought I'd share with you 10 things I have learned during my time at home, and despite their narrow margin of relevance, maybe they'll come in handy someday.
Darius
January 23, 2009
The movie centered on Darius, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Darius' brother Mario died of the same disease when he was 19, and Darius talks about his brother occasionally during the film.
Winter Term: Last Year, continued
January 22, 2009
This mix of people leads me to a very important topic: food. Malaysia, and particularly Penang, where my grandparents live, is well-known on those travel cooking shows for having amazing food. Those shows aren't lying.
Conquering my fear of readings
January 21, 2009
She told me how excited she was about the reading, and went on with something to the effect of: "I feel like all you creative writing majors have this separate writing world you live in sometimes. It's obviously such a huge part of your lives, and yet most of the rest of us never get to be a part of it."
Tucson isn't Oberlin, and other orientation lessons
January 20, 2009
Tomorrow marks both the end of the Border Studies program orientation and the end of Bush's reign. Now the real work begins.
Crossing Over
January 19, 2009
I crossed the border for the first time today, and witnessed firsthand the tragedies and ironies of our immigration system.
Me vs. My Bookshelf
January 19, 2009
In this post: the inadequacy of my wit, avoidance of bad ad copy, books I should read, and Nick Hornby.
Seattle, the city of neighborhoods.
January 19, 2009
"I've never been to Seattle," I said, imagining gray skies, coffee, comic books and indie bands.
Pirates Throw Fine Parties
January 18, 2009
The party-goers are riveted, seeing their words transformed into a play in front of their eyes. The skits are performed with wacky costumes, wigs, and glasses, much in the style that children would play dress-up and make up stories.
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