Blogs
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Don’t be afraid to play with your food: The case for reading the blurb and a simple black bean recipe
When you sit down to find a recipe, what are you searching for? You may have 10 minutes, an appreciation for authenticity, a peanut...
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This dude I met on the street
I’m wandering through the fog down backstreets, alleyways, and riverside footpaths at around about midday, dead phone, alone, dressed a bit too warm, and...
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Four Days in Jujuy
My world has always been small. I was born in a tiny New England town of 2,000 people. The city I've lived in for...
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A List of Differences Between Here and Home (With a Very British Reference At The End)
1. I’d believe that the Earth was rhomboid and President Donald Trump would lead us into an age of peace and prosperity before I’d...
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Whale wars part II: Japan refuses to halt whaling practices
Author: Jill Goatcher Tides have changed in Japan since last Monday's edition of "Fin-tastic Marine Mondays," shocking and disturbing the international environmental scene. In the wake...
2014
The housewife and the eternal guest
Author: Sarah Corsa Only a week into my study abroad program in India, I experienced the most intense moment of culture shock I have ever felt....
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To meet other foreigners, buy a bicycle
Author: Lena Smith Last weekend I took a day trip to Sète, a seaside town close to Montpellier. The town has recently become a tourist attraction,...
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Five Reasons to Dine in Highland Park
Author: Nettie Stein-Miller York Boulevard is home to a growing array of boutiques, art galleries, bars, smoke shops and record stores. However, my favorite pastime in...
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Sea lions, endemics go to the dogs
Author: Ella Fornari Sea lions are a part of everyday life on San Cristobal. Wild seals walk on the sidewalk, sleep on every bench in town,...
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Loving Others: On Sexual Assault, Victim-Blaming, and the Christian Church
Author: Eileen Lee They should've known better
I froze right when I heard her say it.
The guys shouldn’t have done that. But they shouldn’t have been...
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Valued and Remembered: On the Humanity of the Elderly and the Expiring
Author: Eileen Lee I intern at a hospital. On most days, my job entails taking vitals, getting water, passing out trays, and talking to patients and...
2015
The college process through the eyes of a first year
Author: Tanvi Varma As the only child to two first-generation immigrants, navigating the college process was scary, stressful and difficult. I approached the search not having...
