Yesterday was really cool, but also nerve wrecking. Let me explain. For my independent study, I’m looking at this show going on in Paris called UBU, a production based on Ubu Roi. I’ve been studying the play and the background of the production, and eventually I’m going to write a big casebook on it full…
Mentorship: teaching empathy- 21 Mar 2017
This past week in my Aboriginal Culture Class, I had the privilege of listening to several aboriginal identifying speakers who told me about their experiences and about the parts of their culture that they love. The Elder in Residence, Aunty Bronwin Chambers, laid out a huge table display of her own personal archive of…
Adventure Capital
At this point, just wow. From exploring incredible cities like Wellington, to climbing cliffs at beaches, to a camping weekend filled with stars, mountains, (and too much John Mayer), to finally experiencing the thrill of a lifetime bungee jumping back in Queenstown, this has by far been an adventure to never forget. I can’t believe…
Adventures
New Zealand is awesome. I’ve been going so many incredible places and doing so many amazing things in the past few weeks. Two weekends ago I visited some of my friends in Wellington. It rained the whole time which was unfortunate but I still managed to have a good time! We built a blanket fort…
The Art of Active Intentionality: 18 Mar 2017
Spread from my current art journal for experimental painting methods Since a very young age, my parents have tried ceaselessly to explain the concept of think-before-do to my brother and I. At home we were always reminded to try and think before we spoke and at church we were reminded to think about the repercussions of our actions,…
Paddy’s Weekend
I never thought that I would be able to spend St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland. Dublin goes above and beyond to celebrate the holiday. There are parades, music sessions, and plenty of drinks and merriment. I had a great night with friends! The weekend was made even better by the arrival of my family. They…
Soaked Down Under
The past 2-3 weeks have been quite rainy. We’ve been watching a lot of movies & TV shows like Lord of The Rings trilogy, and Westworld to name a few. I can’t believe it’s already been over a month since I came to Australia. During Orientation Week joined a few clubs, such as the IT…
Ben Lomond Tramp
50872592165__8974438F-4B88-4870-A8A6-3845ECB25AD9 During orientation week in Queenstown, Brandon, Kendall, and I went on a supposed 8 hour tramp up the Ben Lomond Trail. Luckily, we are freakishly healthy young men who were able to get the peak in under 3 hours and we were able to save our energy reserves for the trail down. The…
Java
This past weekend, we returned from Java where we had stayed for the past three weeks. During our first two weeks in Java, we attended lectures at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the second largest university in Indonesia. We also stayed with a homestay family in the village of Godean; I got along very…
Spring break in America
I was unable to visit Portugal for spring break, and oddly enough, returned to the U.S. for the week. It was nice seeing my family and friends, although certain circumstances weren’t ideal. I was, however, able to make my way to Rollins for a couple of days before returning to France, and lucky enough to…