Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Cultural Study: Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 28, 2011 by jnguyen

Valentine’s Day this year was really fun for me because I normally don’t do anything special for it. Not to say that I have some sort aversion to the day as a single individual, but I’ve never had the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Attempting the Seemingly Impossible

Posted on February 26, 2011 by jnguyen

The new U-bahn station at Brandenburger Tor on Line U55. So…a friend of mine, D, proposed this crazy idea at the beginning of the year. He wanted to ride all of the U- and S-bahn lines in Berlin. He had … Continue reading →

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Where the Ruminants Roam

Posted on February 26, 2011 by pmembrino

Mambo! Time is limited here in the internet cafe, but I thought I would let you all know about my recent safari experience. We spent the past few days at Tarangire National Park. As part of the ruminants group, I … Continue reading →

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Berlinale

Posted on February 23, 2011 by jnguyen

My life is usually not so exciting, but last week was quite eventful. I was out sick the entire week, which was quite frustrating due to me already taking one week off in January for the same reason. Despite my … Continue reading →

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Mvua Kubwa (Big Rain)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by pmembrino

‘Tis the rainy season here in northern Tanzania. Like Puget Sound, umbrellas are typically frowned upon by students, but instead of raincoats, banana leafs seem to be in vogue. We’ve had a lot of mvua kubwa (big rain in Kiswahili), … Continue reading →

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Forests, Mines, and Chickens… oh my!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by ellie barber

I´ve returned from a fantastic week in a place that could easily be featured in a National Geographic magazine.  Last Saturday (Feb. 5) our group took a bus to the Intag Cloud Forest. For those who don´t know, a Cloud … Continue reading →

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Light-hearted Melodies

Posted on February 12, 2011 by jnguyen

I apologize for not having blogged last week! Last week was Winter Break and although I decided to stay in Berlin, it was one of the busiest weeks I’ve had up ’til this point. Before I continue: Happy Lunar New … Continue reading →

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A mile high in Bangata

Posted on February 9, 2011 by pmembrino

Hello all! It has been about a week in a half since I arrived in Tanzania and already so much has happened. Our first few days were spent camping at Ndarawkwai private reserve (kind of like a small national park), … Continue reading →

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Wiener Performing Arts

Posted on February 4, 2011 by jhua

The last two weeks have been eventful.  Since I last wrote, I went and roamed around the city some more, took some sightseeing pictures with my friends, ice skated at the Rathaus Wiener Eistraum (City Hall Vienna Ice Dream) – … Continue reading →

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