Under Bologna’s Porticoes
Hey everyone! I am a week away from graduating from Washington and Lee University, and I have spent the last four weeks taking my last ever class in college in Bologna. For the spring semester (W&L works on a trimester system, so the spring term is only four weeks long), I am taking POL 288…
Mexico City, Gentrification, and Privilege
Last week, I spent my Washington break in Mexico City. Being back in Mexico brought a lot of nostalgia from my time in Oaxaca, especially when walking through the neighborhoods of Roma Norte and Condesa. The similarities between these two neighborhoods and the historic center of Oaxaca were on every block. The colonial architecture mixed…
Senior Year So Far
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned this year is that no amount of preparation guarantees things will go as planned. You can do everything “right” and still face setbacks. What matters more is how you respond when things don’t go the way you expected. I came into senior year with a vision of how…
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