Stories from an American living in Bulgaria
Okay. The title isn’t 100% true. Of course I’m a little disappointed I wasn’t chosen as a mentee for this round of Author Mentor Match. Obviously there are a ton of benefits to having a…
Continue Reading Why I’m Not Disappointed I Wasn’t Chosen for Author Mentor Match
What I have posted here is a paper for my modern theory course. I definitely see some areas where the paper is lacking and could be expanded, but there are some points that are beginning…
Continue Reading An Interpretation of Istanbul’s Gezi Park Protests: Four Modern Social Theorists
Below is a paper that I wrote for my resistance and social movements course this semester. I am new to this section of anthropology, and a little insecure about it. That being said, if this…
Continue Reading Self-Immolation as a viable protest form in Bulgaria, 2013
The other day I had topick up the second half of my course reader for my modern theory course. I bemoaned the constant need to purchase reading material during University, when people have some of…
I went to Venice, once. I am not really the type to read books that are tied to a time and place. The books that I read, and the stories that I write, could happen…
The time has come, my soul has said, To write of many things, Of weights and scales and social acts, Of jealousy and rings. Of construction of realities And the madman’s right to sing. There…
It is strange to be back in academia. I am waiting for the day that I go to school and it feels normal. Right now I am still in wonder of it. I vaguely recall…
Sunday morning I decided to go to church. Of course, I don’t really go to church as I don’t practice a religion, but I decided that I needed some private time to concentrate on my…
Last week I was reading the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, and it awakened in me a healthy wanderlust. That may sound strange because I haven’t been home ever in my life and so…