Since arriving in Ecuador, I have often been confused about the seemingly conflicting narratives that exist between anti-colonial identity and Catholicism. I often feel as though my presence in Cuenca, as a gringa, is viewed through a colonial lens. The obvious power dynamic of me, coming from a “core” country to study in what some […]
Syncing with Cultures
I think it’s safe to say that syncretism is our end goal here in Ecuador. We didn’t fly 4,279 miles across the world for a vacation. We all knew that we’d be in home stay families and that we’d still be attending college level course through the 3 months that we’re here. Our goal, or […]
Tower of London!
Today Kyrie, Emma, and I all went to the Tower of London at the bright and early time of 11:00 am (it felt particularly early due to the lack of sleep I had experienced, but really this is a normal human time to be awake). We’ve been wanting to do this the entire time we’ve […]
Reflections: In the Big City
The semester is – incredibly – almost over, but I suppose I can take a look back to the beginning and my first thoughts. Initially, I was a bit surprised at the extent to which London is so fully globalized. Classical English literature and history (with not a few flairs of Romanticism) did little to […]
Religion, Sincretismo
Sincretismo Nuestro tema esta vez es sincretismo, y he pasado un rato pensando en este. Al principio, mis pensamientos sobre religión: Entiendo que la religión, cual es importante para mí en termos espirituales, es esencial en sincretismo. Entonces, para mí el sincretismo es primer un sentido que me pongo cuando entro un espacio católico—es un […]