If I had to capture the essence of Cordoba in two tangible forms, it would be the Mezquita-Catedral and my sit spot. The Mezquita, I think, is the city’s natural symbol. It’s a source of local and cultural identity for the community, whether they live in the center or the periphery. Aside from being a […]
Month: May 2025
7. Sit Spot Signs of Sunny Springtime and…Jamon?
Spring has sprung! There is green, green, green all around. The birch trees no longer slump in their grayish-white suits, their bare spindly arms lowered in a halfhearted attempt at strength. Now, their trunks shine strong and colorful in the brilliant sunshine, branches valiantly reaching toward the sun, adorned in vibrantly green leaves. This year’s […]
UK Climate Policy & The Tube
I spoke briefly in my last blog about the scientific and economizing lens through which climate change is regularly discussed, both in academic settings and in popular culture more broadly. This issue plagues the way we tackle approaches to mitigating and adapting to climate change, with countries, corporations, and other major world powers actively working […]
8. My Final Thoughts About a Semester in NZ
I’m in my final month at Otago, and I can’t believe that my time here is coming to a close so soon. It’s been a little over 3 months, which felt like such a long time to be away from home, but also so short in the grand scheme of things. This is the first […]
Leaving on a (Airbus A319 (probably)) plane!
These past few weeks have, predictably, sped by. They’ve been technically mostly full of the highest concentration of work I’ve ever had. Still, I’m more proud of myself for truly having taken notice of where I physically am, how it’s shaped my experience, and how it’s a different space here than at home or Wellesley. […]
Four months in the City of Dreaming Spires
I’ve left Oxford for just over three weeks now, and it still doesn’t quite feel real sometimes. When I’ve been asked about my study abroad experience by my friends and family at home, I found myself saying the same thing: it felt almost like a dream that I haven’t quite processed yet. In many ways, […]
The UK and climate change
The first thing I think about when I consider how my sit spot has changed over the course of my time here is how comfortable and pleasant it feels to sit here now. In the beginning, my fingers always felt stiff from the cold, the trees were bare, and the sky was always cloudy and […]
Final Reflections (& Extending my stay in Trinidad)
When I reflect on the semester, I think about the vast amount of different perspectives I’ve been exposed to. I was here during the national elections for Trinidad and Tobago and that was a very eye-opening experience to see the similarities and differences in terms of the US and Trinidad and Tobago, and with respect […]
TT & Climate Change
When I think about the state of sustainability and change in Trinidad and Tobago, the future seems far away and there’s a lot of work to be done to change the environment but still there’s hope. Talking and working with Greener Futures this semester, I learned about some of the small and large scale environmental […]
Coffee & Environmental Justice
Today I visited a nearby cafe. I’ve been here a few times before and I really enjoy the rustic architecture of the spot. As you enter you’re immediately teleported to a beanery as the smell of coffee beans permeate through the air. I really like coming here because it’s a short walk from where I […]