The End of My Journey

I’ve packed my bag for the last time, I can check my luggage without worrying if it gets lost and I’m writing this high above the Pacific Ocean while shooting towards San Francisco at an unbelievable 643 mph. My feelings are conflicted right now. On one hand, I am...

Istanbul Data Collection

Authors Note: This is a bit of a long post. I’ve included a note when I think you should take an intermission. If you haven’t been keeping up, I suggest you use intermission to read about my journey from Istanbul to Cape Town! It’s been called my...

A Long Journey: Istanbul to Cape Town

Author’s Note: This post has been updated to include previously promised photos.  I’ve had to spend the last few days in South Africa recovering from my trip from Istanbul to Cape Town. It sure was a doozy. All in all, it took 28 hours from door to door, meaning...

Netherlands Data Collection

Fear not, diligent readers. I am still alive! Though I haven’t updated in a while, the research is going splendidly. Since my last post, I left the Netherlands and flew to Istanbul. It’s an absolutely delightful city. I’ve been here for 8 days and it really couldn’t...

A Closer Look at Brazil and Spain

Today, dear reader(s?), we take a break from my usually whimsical (and entertaining?) blog posts so I can put on my academic hat and do some preliminary analysis. I have been thinking a lot about my data from Brazil and Spain. The most striking similarity between the...