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Rolling on, With Wine

Posted on 1 April 2012, Sunday by

I’m not as good at writing in my blog or my journal when I have term papers to write.  My usual writing style during term paper season alternates between wine and coffee to somehow revise my way to a finished … Continue reading →

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Earning a Certificate in International Banking BS

Posted on 14 January 2012, Saturday by

It’s crass to talk about money. Which I find a bit foolish, because what takes up so much of our thoughts and worries? I’m sure if our thoughts and worries were presented in pie chart form, it’d average to look … Continue reading →

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British Turkeys

Posted on 23 November 2011, Wednesday by

I’ve started quite a few entries that never got finished. For some reason I’ve had a hard time writing blog-like since I got into academia. If I start talking about the temporal aspect of transnational spaces or something ridiculous like … Continue reading →

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Wednesdays

Posted on 27 October 2011, Thursday by

Wednesday is basically my Friday night. By Wednesday night I have spent, in all likelihood, the previous 5 or 6 days reading like it’s my job. Which it is. There’s about 5 to 8 hours of reading in a day, … Continue reading →

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Tea Rooms

Posted on 21 October 2011, Friday by

Last Sunday I sat in a Regency Style Tea Room in Bath with a pot of (Indian) tea and a piece of lemon drizzle cake. It was similar to moments I’ve had throughout the world this year. A cup of … Continue reading →

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I Need a Pint

Posted on 14 October 2011, Friday by

At least one. I have spent my week dealing with Accounting, Department of Education, Banks, Flatmates, and an obscene amount of reading on a bit of complicated international law that no one can agree on called non-refoulement. I’ve been ass … Continue reading →

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Day Two

Posted on 26 September 2011, Monday by

I’m just hemorrhaging money on this side of the Atlantic. I’m looking forward to when things settle down and I can stop spending quite so much money. Of course, I haven’t even gotten my course text list yet, so we’ll … Continue reading →

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Last Stateside Updates

Posted on 22 September 2011, Thursday by

Time passes differently when you’re among your people – your circle of friends, your family, in your home base. When I’m traveling I try to write a blog entry at least once a week. That’s a lot harder to do … Continue reading →

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So, Sussex… in Seven Months

Posted on 24 March 2011, Thursday by

So, I didn’t get into Oxford. I suppose that it is telling that all I felt when I read my rejection letter was relief. I really didn’t want to be that much in debt and I knew that I really … Continue reading →

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Sussex

Posted on 17 November 2010, Wednesday by

They haven’t received my second academic reference yet and I only applied… what? on October 29th? but I’ve been offered a place as a full time graduate student with the Migration Studies (MA) program at the University of Sussex in … Continue reading →

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