I’ve been away and I’ve been wanting to write about summer, my summer now vs. summers of the past. First though, I want to share what summer means growing up in Chicago. In many neighborhoods of Chicago summer means an increase in violence. Heat+ more people outside=increased chance that...
Most recently news on the U.S. immigration front has been negative, with states like Arizona harshly cracking down on illegal immigrants. Because of this, it is refreshing that my home state of Illinois is doing something to help children of immigrants. The Illinois Senate approved the DREAM Act, which...
Because I believe studying abroad/living abroad is such a great opportunity it makes me so sad to know what happened to this Irish student studying in Chicago last year. I guess I think about how safe I felt in Ireland, I walked alone at night a lot. But you...
When I woke up Monday morning my clock radio went off and the first thing I heard on my local National Public Radio station was, effective Monday, April 11 a ban was put on facial coverings of women in France. It is now illegal to wear a burqua or...
Patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who wait. I’ve heard all these phrases for the past 14 months as I’ve patiently waited for full-time permanent employment in the field I went back to school for and really want to work in–International Education, or at this point...
This is just a list of things that have been of interest to me lately, and thought I’d share: Crossing Borders–a documentary about 4 Americans and 4 Moroccans traveling together–East meets West–Muslims and non-Muslims–breaking stereotypes and learning about the ‘others’ Looks good. Another movie that was at the Sundance...
Thank you to Brydon and Jeff for fixing our site so we can blog again! So yesterday came and went without too much trouble, I believe. Then again I was in the woods of Michigan and did not have access to the Internet nor did I watch much TV....
Thanks to Brydon, I am participating in Detroit Street Press. I haven’t posted to a blog before so please forgive me for any mishaps/disasters/catastrophes that may occur. Brydon and I met at lovely DCU while I was doing my Masters in Intercultural Studies. What does Intercultural Studies mean, you...
