This is it — the last post. I’ve been putting it off for a few days now, perhaps because it feels so final, like more closure than I’m ready for. But somewhat inexplicably, I am also at a loss for words. It would […]

Last week Friday all of us ENVS seniors presented at Lewis & Clark’s 2nd annual Festival of Scholars. We each had a 40×32″ poster and 2 hours to present our work to passing students. I found this to be a very valuable opportunity […]

Well. After much lost sleep and many long days, I have made it. My thesis has been approved for honors! What a relief. The truth is that, over the past few weeks I had grown increasingly detached from and disillusioned with […]

Draft two is submitted. Honors defense is scheduled. Poster is in the works. Things are moving along with thesis! As things are starting to wind down academically, I’ve been trying to put more thought into what exactly is going to […]

Things to do thinks to do things to do. Here is the plan of attack for draft 2: Rewrite my introduction. I’m having trouble deciding how to start. With a description of Masdar City? With an overview of utopian urbanism? […]