Last Friday, day of investigaciones independientes, I found myself in the world of Cuban film on 23rd between Calles 10 y 12. Here the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) is located, with its many offices and archives, joined to a cine de arte, “Charlie Chaplin.” Across the street is a café and […]
Life in the Piazza
My apartment sits right above the Piazza del Campo, the huge open-air public square that serves as the civic and social center of the city. The piazza’s been called Siena’s living room, and for good reason, since at nearly all hours, I can see in the piazza high-school kids, families, old couples, tour groups, dog […]
8 February: Majorelle Blues
The group spent this weekend in Essaouira, a small and surprisingly gorgeous seaside city. I didn’t realize how much I missed seeing buildings in colors other than Marrakech’s mandatory spectrum of dusty rose to warm red-brown. Essaouira’s whitewashed medina was accented with variations of the indescribable blue (“Majorelle blue”) with which I’m becoming obsessed. 12 […]
Lakeside Science
(pictures coming!) Lake Rotoiti is located in the north west of the South Island, New Zealand. Much of the land surrounding the lake is covered by the Department of Conservation’s (DoC) restoration efforts. In NZ, restoration primarily means pest control because the country has been overrun by four legged, furry, mammalian pests. The invasion began […]
She Moves Her Body Like a Cyclone
This past week has been my introduction to the wonderful city of Brisbane. I was welcomed with open arms by my host mother, her boyfriend, and cyclone Marcia. Arriving on Friday and leaving on Sunday, she made her mark on the city of Brisbane and surrounding cities in the state of Queensland. Growing up in […]