Monthly Archives: March 2011

Fulbright Conference

Posted on March 31, 2011 by jnguyen

The Fulbright conference was held last week from the 20th until the 24th. The 24th was technically check-out and last luxurious breakfast day, which was great for me anyway. There were a few interesting events and panels that the Fulbright … Continue reading →

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Karneval…or is it Fasching???

Posted on March 28, 2011 by jnguyen

The Germans celebrate Mardi Gras, but depending on the region, the Germans have two different names for it: Karneval and Fasching. Germans around the Cologne area say Karneval, whereas people from around Munich call it Fasching. I learned in school … Continue reading →

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Belvedere, Augustinerkirche, Reise, Reise…

Posted on March 21, 2011 by jhua

So… I have a bassoon lesson tomorrow, and another midterm exam.  Maybe I should study, or go to bed, but instead, I am going to quickly say what I did in the past couple days.  The weekend before last, I … Continue reading →

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Soccer in the Rainforest

Posted on March 14, 2011 by pmembrino

This past week, we left our home base of Arusha on a nine-hour drive to the West Usambara mountains, one of the top 25 most bio-diverse regions in the world and the most bio-diverse region in all of Africa. We … Continue reading →

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Schon März

Posted on March 10, 2011 by jhua

There are so many things that I could write about, so where should I start?  Well, I am naturally inclined to give some excuses for not writing in a long time… first of all, my computer hard drive crashed, fortunately … Continue reading →

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Baadaye Bangata

Posted on March 5, 2011 by pmembrino

This morning was my last in my homestay in Ng’iresi, a small village on Kivesi hill just outside of Bangata, another village which is about 7 km from Arusha. Last night, I gave a frisbee to my sister Upendo (which … Continue reading →

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The First Day of Spring

Posted on March 3, 2011 by thall

(Caught up! Phew.) Spring is here in the North of France. I might be speaking a bit prematurely, but the sun is out for the second day in a row, and the trees outside my open window are covered in … Continue reading →

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Sun in the North of France

Posted on March 3, 2011 by thall

(Almost caught up…) Believe it or not, after having finally (more or less) caught you up on my adventures from the last paid vacation, I’m about to go on another. T-minus 11 days until Amsterdam. City of canals, art museums, … Continue reading →

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Paris, City of Miracles

Posted on March 3, 2011 by thall

(And a third time). And then we went to Paris: that beautiful, old city. We arrived pretty early on New Year’s Eve, without a map, or a place to stay for that night. To further complicate/ confuse things, as we … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the North of France

Posted on March 3, 2011 by thall

(And again). Having lived in this region for a few months now, I have become quite acclimated to the stillness that permeates all of France on Sunday afternoons. Shops, cafes, and most restaurants close, shutters snap shut in front of … Continue reading →

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