Feb 9, 2012

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0 to 10 or F to A?

To a college student there are few things more normal than the overwhelming pull-out-your-hair stress that comes with finals.  Yet for me, this finals period was abnormal for a few reasons.  First off, all of my exams were in a foreign language, and (due to some European cruelty) they were in February.  However what made these exams more stressful than previous ones was that one...

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Dec 16, 2011

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Leaving

It’s weird that I’m almost done. It didn’t really hit me until tonight when I was sitting on Facebook making plans for Israel, looking up my flight and realizing it was all happening two days from now. Two days from now. It’s scary to even write that on paper (electronic paper, I guess). As I was making plans for my much-anticipated return to the Holy Land, I felt the...

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Nov 29, 2011

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America vs. African Inefficiency

For approximately 100-200 days, this group has been talking about...

Nov 18, 2011

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Fifty-percent of the time, it works…...

I have to pee. I rush into our new house and go straight to the bathroom....

Nov 15, 2011

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Calling the Franc your Daddy

Just got back from Rwanda and damn it is nice to see those Ugandan prices....

Nov 10, 2011

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Movies and Reality

This last summer I rented Hotel Rwanda to gain perspective on the country that...

Nov 6, 2011

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Say cheese

Standing at the top of Castelo São Jorge I was overwhelmed by two feelings:...