Genesis
I figure “genesis” is a better title than any for the beginning of my journey. I haven’t actually reached Europe yet–I have a 10 hour layover in Boston before I meet some of the other students on the...
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First Impressions: The Netherlands
Hol-ee cow. Utrecht is quite possibly the cutest place I’ve ever been. After ~22 hours of traveling, I’m finally here. I met up with three of the girls at the Boston airport for a flight for Reykjavik...
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I Made Some NOISE
Well, NOISE ending yesterday was bittersweet. NOISE is an intensive summer school for Women and Gender Studies Master’s students at Utrecht University. The Antioch group and I audited the program,...
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Doei, Utrecht :(
I leave on Monday for Berlin. I love Utrecht so much and I feel as if I’ve just became close with it. Alas, life long love never lasts. Last week I visited the Red Light District and the Prostitution...
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Berlin!
Oof, I’ve been here about a week and a half now. Wow, so much to talk about. When our group arrived at the train station in Berlin our hosts picked us up after a quick orientation by Ipek Ipekcioglu,...
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Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
(This was supposed to be posted on Sunday, so pretend I posted it on Sunday) We left Berlin today. I’m currently sitting in the dining car on our train to Prague. Our seats are in those pod things so I...
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Dobry Den!
I’ve been in Prague for two weeks now and as expected, it is incredibly different from Utrecht and Berlin. The Czech Republic is considered Eastern Europe since it is in the former Communist bloc, even...
View ArticleCross-Cultural Self-Reflexive Response
I wrote this paper as an assignment for my Situated Feminisms course. I felt that it would give insight as to what work I’m doing and what I’m learning in Europe. So, enjoy! The most prominent aspect...
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Cra-C.O.W.
This is my second week in Krakow and my last week in Europe. Right now, to be honest, I’ve very shaken up. Today is a Polish National Holiday. That means that the most proud of all the Nationalists are...
View ArticlePerfer et Obdura
“Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim;” “Be patient and strong, someday this pain will be useful to you;” -Ovid, Amores, Book III, Elegy XI Before I left for my trip I got this quote...
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