I have taken most of my classes by now. I added another class, “Formulation of Latin American Culture” which meets on Thursday nights. The professor is an endearing older gentleman with curly hair and a penchant for “sh” sounds. He described South America and Latin America as a grand painting of Indigenous peoples, Africans, Europeans… [Read more…]
March 11, 2008
These poor guys are mechones, freshman. As a welcome to their new life as university students, upperclassmen dress them in dirty clothes and paint them colors–only to make them go beg for money on the street. Once they have enough money, I think they have to do something else that is just as humiliating! I… [Read more…]
March 9, 2008
Saturday I went with the Rotaracters I had met on Thursday to an activity in Olmué, about 40 minutes north of the Viña/Valparaíso area. We went to a boarding house for special needs children called Hogar Los Sauces. The home receives minimal funding from a government subsidy for youth. We played with the children, danced,… [Read more…]
March 8, 2008
Friday I signed up for my classes, which are as follows: Advanced Spanish Grammar, 4 credits Advanced Written Spanish, 3 credits History of Modern Chile, 4 credits Art and Society in Pre-Hispanic Chile, 3 credits Environmental Law, 2 credits These courses were the result of hours of drilling the “monitores”, students in charge of international… [Read more…]
March 7, 2008
Thursday I had the chance to attend a meeting with my host club, the Rotary Club of Valparaiso. I along with another scholar, Susan Owen, sat with some wonderful gentlemen and a few of the Rotaracters from the Rotaract Club of Valparaiso. On the agenda was a Bingo fund raiser that the club is planning… [Read more…]
March 4, 2008
This is an update e-mail I sent to my family last night: Mom, Family and Friends, I am on a different keyboard, so forgive me if i make a million mistakes.! I arrived today, Pablo picked me up from the airport and we took a bus directly to Viña del Mar. We spent some time with… [Read more…]
February 26, 2008
Wayne State’s Rotaract Club has been in contact with our twin club in Beirut, Lebanon since last semester. Rima Abou-Mrad is a Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholar studying at Wayne State University. She is originally from Lebanon and has been instrumental in making the connection between Beirut and Detroit. Here is a buttery update on a Rotaract… [Read more…]
February 26, 2008
On Thursday, February 21st a meeting was held at the Mt. Clemens Rotary Club to discuss the upcoming Peace Summit. I was invited to speak at the event to present on the Wayne State Rotaract Club’s role/involvement in the Student Convention to the International Peace Summit; this event takes place April 24th, a day before… [Read more…]
February 25, 2008
Left to Right: Mike Cutler, Mike Roy, Hannah Kelley, Derek Locke, Katrina Fenton, Lynne Killion
February 19, 2008
This year I made two visits to John in Manhattan. I saw the MOMA, Marjane Satrapi’s movie, and a multitude of interesting venues including the Muji Store. :) Pictured at MOMA On top of the Rockefeller Center enjoying a light room installation Look at more pictures from my trips here.
March 16, 2008
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