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Introducing, me.

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Molly Yurick

ChinaChina

'twas the night before teaching . . .

so i just lost my post that i was nearly finished with. bleh. i think i'll start with what i was closing with in the post i was working on. my friends have encountered some very amusing english names of their students' choosing, some of which i will share ... read more

Jessica Weaver

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

First post from abroad

I'm camped out at the Abu Dhabi airport, which mercifully has free wifi. It's a pretty snazzy airport, and the main hub area where I'm sitting resembles an immense, blue-tiled beehive. Um. I can't think of a better way to describe it. I took photos, but ... read more

Nina Wegner

MalawiMalawi

A Series on Religion, Part 2: Sex and the Bible

Malawi’s population is overwhelmingly Christian, and conversation often turns to religion. I, unfortunately, seem unable to clamp my maw when talk swerves this way (see Part 1 of this series, in which I discuss my mother’s exit from the Catholic Church). Here is Exhibit B.     As part of ... read more

Rebecca Jacobson

NepalNepal

Kathmandu-bound

Today is Wednesday, September 1, and I am in Dallas, Texas. At 3:30 p.m., I will be boarding the first of three planes that will take me to my final destination, Kathmandu, Nepal, where I will live for 10 months. As I sit here mentally preparing myself for ... read more

Nina Wegner

MalawiMalawi

Culture/Shock/Waves

As I settle back into Malawi after a brief stint at home, I’ve been giving some thought to what surprised me about these few weeks in the United States. I don’t mean the soul-rocking stuff of true reverse culture shock, but the little things, the numerous tiny adjustments ... read more

Rebecca Jacobson

ItalyItaly

Arrivederci Colorado, Ciao Sicilia (Part UNO)

Blog Post 2   Arrivederci Colorado. Ciao Sicilia.        I am not sure how I did it; really I have no idea at this point, but I have arrived in Roma with Deb Medved, my luggage, and believe it or not my sanity still intact. This was not what Italians call “un ... read more

Natalie Medved

ItalyItaly

a word about plans

In the past few days I have gotten on the wrong train, went to the sea, ate pizza by a fountain, met some Italians, went to the museum, found the best gelato, drank by a fountain and jumped in a fountain. And of course I danced and laughed a lot ... read more

Varya Larionova

ArgentinaArgentina

Picture Update! Miscellaneous Buenos Aires

Glimpse finally decided to let me upload pictures....this is just sort of a mishmash of pictures I've taken since being here.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Museo Historico Sarmiento: Named for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Argentine President between 1868-1879). Sarmiento is considered the 'Benjamin Franklin' of Argentina; from humble beginnings he became one of ... read more

Frankie DiCiaccio

ArgentinaArgentina

Being a Green Argentine

BEING A GREEN ARGENTINE This post was intended to begin “This past weekend…”, as I was planning on posting it last weekend (around the 18th of August, referring to Saturday the 15th). However, thanks to a busying schedule and then a bacterial infection, it was postponed. No worries – amoxicilina, that ... read more

Frankie DiCiaccio

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