Last weekend a friend and I took a day trip to Leipzig, a beautiful city about 2 hours south of Berlin. It’s famous for being Johann Sebastian Bach’s hometown, and we got to see the site of his childhood home, the church where he was a choir master, as well as where he is buried. […]
Pre-Ecuador Thoughts
Here are some of my various thoughts, in no real coherent order… I’m sitting in my flat in Budapest and trying to anticipate my semester in Cuenca that’ll start in less than two months (!). One thing I’d determined before deciding to do spend two semesters in a row abroad is that I’d try not […]
Preparing for My Experience Abroad: Exercise in Ecuador
As January 10th approaches, I’m finding more and more things to be curious about! I am extremely excited about the experience I will be having in just few short months. However, I am a little nervous when I think about how much I still need to learn. I have accepted that most of my learning will […]
The Bauhaus School
Yesterday we took a field trip to Dessau, a city two hours south of Berlin which is home to the world famous Bauhaus art school. The Bauhaus art school is known for its innovative curriculum which combined fine art with the mastery of craft. While it is most famous for its architecture program, the Bauhaus school […]
Thundering Silence
Fool For Love at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Manhattan Theatre Club’s Fool For Love at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre has the same energy as a bomb when the counter hits zero. Taking place over the course of a single night, Sam Shepard’s play tells the story of Eddie (Sam Rockwell) and May […]