Culture is essential to a country and we cannot learn in a country without also knowing something about its culture. When I first got to China, I was shocked by the cultural differences between China and America again, even though I had been in China before. I had forgotten the differences in culture and I […]
KTZ – London Fashion Week
I hope to be paired with a London based fashion label known as KTZ, or Kokon to Zai, which started off as a hybrid music and clothing store that functions as a creative projects platform for artists while also featuring creative director Marjan Pejoski’s fashion designs. Since its conception KTZ and Pejoski have gained national […]
Soon!
I have been looking forward to studying abroad for most of my life; now it is so close I can feel the excitement building as each day takes me closer to the start of the program. It will be so good to be able to practice my Spanish outside of the classroom. I am incredibly […]
From Before Ecuador Was Ecuador
I was visiting the Portland Art Museum and got myself thoroughly lost. I stumbled upon these artifacts from the Peru/ Ecuador area and I was utterly fascinated. I remember one of the stories from the Ecuador Reader talking about ceramic ware that was very advanced. I believe one of the theories about that was that some […]
So Soon!
I leave six weeks from today. So much is happening between now and then that it’s crazy to think there is such little time before I start my adventure in South America! I am beyond excited for everything so to gather my thoughts, I’m giving in to my compulsive-list-maker tendencies, and making a list (in no particular […]