by Vatsala Kumar | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 – “Feelings Are Facts” by Yvonne Rainer and “Being Watched” by Carrie Lambert-Beatty I’m combining these two days because, in my mind, the books sort of melted together. On Friday, I...
by baj903 | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Now that the IES Spanish class is over, I don’t think I’ll be waking up early again for the rest of my study abroad trip. I’m almost sad about it, since there are quite a few sights in Barcelona that are exclusive to early risers, but my circadian rhythm simply won’t...
by tam319 | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m currently in the São Paulo airport awaiting my flight to Johannesburg, and want to wrap up my time in South America with a post comparing my time in Rosario, Argentina and Londrina, Brazil. On the surface, the southwest of Brazil and northeast of Argentina seem...
by Vatsala Kumar | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thursday, July 7 – “Feelings are Facts: A Life” by Yvonne Rainer I took a ballet class this morning (it was really freaking hard) and then spent the afternoon reading at the Barnes & Noble in Evanston. I went home to make dinner, and then read a...
by Vatsala Kumar | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wednesday, July 6 – “Done Into Dance: Isadora Duncan in America” by Ann Daly Today, I made the trek down to Logan Square. I spent the morning at Gaslight Coffee Roasters (a super hipster, very cool place to do work–but bring headphones, because...
by Vatsala Kumar | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
So I started my reading on Tuesday, July 5th, and my plan was to post at the end of every week. But I’m having lots of thoughts that I want to share, so I figure I’ll just post whenever I have the time/desire–probably writing a few blog posts in...
by Esteban Doyle | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hello there! Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. This summer, I am researching the fascinating world of transportation. I know what you’re saying, “transportation?” but believe me, it’s much more than traffic lights. Chances are, if you have ever been...
by Hayley Nicole Landman | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
This summer I am researching an environmental crisis at a landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri, which is a small suburb of St. Louis not too far from its airport. In 1973, a company illegally dumped between 40,000 and 100,000 tons of nuclear waste at the West Lake...
by Amy Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi all! Amy here, and I’m so excited to share my experience in Singapore with whoever is able (read as: willing) to read. As a quick introduction to myself and my project: I began with an interest in Southeast Asia this fall after having taking Southeast Asia in...
by Eugene Park | Jul 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Alright, first things first. Notice the date of this post. It’s already July. And I started my project on June 13 (so like three and a half weeks ago). What this means is that I’m already in the middle of the project. I’ve already made quite a lot of...
