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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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Stress and its effect
If I were to sum up my four years of high school, I would say that it was an emotional roller coaster. On one...
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Cooperation not Competition
As I approached by fourth week here in Ecuador, I have become more accustomed to life here and all the differences in cultures. Sadly,...
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Demystifying the Giant Magnet We Call Home
A basement hallway of the Norris Chemistry Building is lined with peculiar caution signs about Occidental’s multi-million dollar nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The Moore...
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The college process through the eyes of a first year
As the only child to two first-generation immigrants, navigating the college process was scary, stressful and difficult. I approached the search not having a...
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Tales from Tiputini
As I rule, I try not to wake up before the sun has risen; it's one of my least favorite things to do. But...
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Gringa in Havana
First, I want to preface this blog series by saying that if you're looking for commentary on Cuban politics, this is not the place...
