Summer Postcards 2017
Animals in Japan
Japan is a country lauded internationally for its urban good-looks, striking cultural trends, and millennium of history.
Summer Postcard: McChickens with a Side of Bamboozled
Yes, we did it all. We got lost in narrow streets and took artsy Instagram photos and discussed architecture styles.
Summer Postcard: The Local Baseball Team
It’s not often that one stays in a brand-new city for such a short period of time, especially one as vibrant, new, and growing as Asheville.
Summer Postcard: Issues of Indivisibility
Americans, ever the optimists, promise that every problem has a solution. But as I watched yet another conflict unfold in Jerusalem, I felt my American optimism lose out to logic.
Critical Enjoyment and Other Oxymorons
It’s far easier to write reviews for books I didn’t like. That can sound vitriolic, but that’s not the intent.
Summer Postcard: Jesus Under The Umbrellas
In a country as religious as Portugal, Jesus sits down at the dinner table along with a bottle of Porto wine, chouriҫo, and pão y queijo.
Summer Postcard: Land’s End
This summer has been challenging, exhilarating, and a break from the routine of schoolwork.
Summer Postcard: Mapping It Out
New York has forced me to pay attention to street signs and subway schedules, breaking through my daze of absent-minded musings.
Summer Postcard: Lost in Translation
I want to write books someday, in English. This language saps the beauty from the countless tongues of my country, decade by decade, but it lends shape to the workings of my mind.
Summer Postcard: Montparnasse Views
I looked out the window with a glass of champagne in one hand and a macaron in the other, wondering if I would ever get a better view in my life.
Summer Postcard: Home Abroad
How often do we get through each day with the thought of the next school break to keep us going rather than considering our limited time at Harvard?