When I was abroad last semester, one of the first things in orientation we did is look over a diagram similar to this: about culture and reverse culture shock. I was pretty sure that I’d be immune to it, but sure enough after a couple weeks I found myself getting frustrated that I didn’t know […]
La primera semana
I’ve officially been here in Ecuador for a week now (It had been when I started writing this, anyways), and I left Colorado with the intention of keeping a blog, so here’s a step in that direction! For now, run-down (of varying brevity) of the days of my first week: Sunday, Jan 9th: I arrive in […]
El Primer Fin de Semana (The First Weekend)
This weekend was the first spent in Cuenca with mi familia. On Saturday, my host mom unfortunately had to work, so I spent the day with mi hermano (brother), two cousins, and a family friend, instead. After enjoying a late lunch of traditional Ecuadorian seafood, we spent the majority of the afternoon simply relaxing, laughing, […]
Better than Bollywood: Chennai & Varanasi Videos
KDC Theatre/London community theatres
In London, I hope to volunteer at a community theatre like KDC Theatre in Central London (In reality, I hope to volunteer AT KDC (although I emailed the technical director once and have received no reply)). KDC Theatre is a London-based amateur theatre group whose mission is to provide Londoners with an opportunity to be […]