Over a week in, and I finally got around to doing some touristy things. Mia—a Princeton friend—flew up from Guayaquil, where she’s been working this summer. If she had told me in September that we would next meet in Ecuador, I would have a hard time believing it, but there we were! After a night… Continue reading Gringos do Quito
For all intents and purposes, I finished my term on Thursday—the day before my final exam—when I gave up on studying, unable to convince myself anymore that learning to do ANOVA statistical tests by hand or to ramble about epistemological approaches to ethnography had anything to do with, well, anything. Paul Willis, a Professor at… Continue reading Adventures Under the Midnight(ish) Sun
Reunions with fellow marching-bandies are inevitably the catalyst for endless reminiscing, and Bagdis’ recent provided opportunities aplenty. We were skyping with a friend back at Princeton—who, dare say, I predate—and, as usual, I started subjecting her to tales from my orange-plaid glory days (I think being forced to listen to stories from alumni is something… Continue reading Some aimless reminiscing
The initial glow of Oxford has started to wear off. While I’m still enjoying it here, I am coming to a point where I have to confront the reality of being a semi-grown up. The existential and absurd questions that occupied me when I arrived—ranging from “How am I going to save the world?” to… Continue reading Ties That Bind
Alex V. Barnard - Sociology 