by Lucia Barnum | Aug 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello! Sorry for the longer period of silence — as I said, my internet connection has been hit-or-miss here. I’m writing this post from my Airbnb couch in Kumasi, enjoying the luxury of ceiling fans and Wifi. But I can’t skip telling you about my week in Accra!...
by Lucia Barnum | Jul 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
[Note: I have pretty iffy access to WiFi here, so I couldn’t post this until today! Just bear with me and pretend it’s yesterday.] Hello from Accra! Today is Monday, July 29, the official halfway point of my trip. It’s pretty surreal to think about. On the...
by Lucia Barnum | Jul 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
In my last post, I wrote about how parts of Porto reminded me of my home in Northern California. It turns out that those glimpses of home really weren’t that hard to find. It averaged about 75 degrees at day and cooled to the low 60s at night — like a perfect day in...
by Lucia Barnum | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello from Portugal! While I didn’t expect this week to be that busy, it clearly ran away from me a bit, as this blog post is a bit late. I’m counting that as a testament to how amazing this country has been! It sounds silly in retrospect, as Porto is obviously a...
by Lucia Barnum | Jul 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello from the Athens airport! I’m heading to Porto tonight but arrived painfully early to catch up on work. The past few days have been a bit quieter than my first week in Greece, yet full of research opportunities that more than made up for my slower start. ...
