May 2013
22 posts
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Danger and Surviving on the Kindness of Others
When locals tell you that it’s dangerous to walk the streets at night, you should listen. As it is in Quito, my host mother urged me to take a taxi home when going out to the discotecas. However, last night I ended up miles away from home and without… View Post
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I Regret This Already
Today I found out that there is a downside to living with your teacher. Apparently Hipatia took it to heart when I told her that I enjoyed challenging myself and taking the more difficult subjects in school. Instead of having to complete only one or two… View Post
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Nails on a Chalkboard
Oh boy do I feel bad for Hipatia. Not only does she have to put up with me at home but I am also her student for 4-hour Spanish lessons 5 days a week. I’m kidding of course. Although at times (pretty often) my Spanish might sound like nails scraping… View Post
April 2013
20 posts
“Whether or not we continue to enforce a universal conception of human rights at...”
– Judith Butler (via thingsandschemes)
February 2013
1 post
“We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is...”
–
John Lennon
(via girlslovesextoo)
I love this quote.
January 2013
57 posts
