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Obtuse is the new Arrogant
Ninety percent of everything is going 90% better than I expected. I’m finding something I’d never expected in Island-Beach, and it’s beyond wildest dreams. It’s exciting to work in South Brooklyn. Like, on the first day of school, I found … Continue reading
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Teach for America(‘s Playground): The South Brooklyn Quiz
Got my first inside source, a bilingual high school teacher in South Brooklyn; all told, more than half the students at his school do not speak English as their native language, and of those, only a fraction are functional or … Continue reading
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Coney Island, я тебя <3 !
A lot of investigation, but nothing to report yet from Coney Island this week. Expect a huge update package Sunday night (before I crash out and kill myself with orientation on Monday). For now, the pleasure cruise.
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Some updates
More exciting developments in the saga that is New York! But first, a little tidbit from unnamed university’s IMPOSSIBLE financial aid department. Only Berkeley could have prepared me for the surly brick wall of a woman known here only as … Continue reading
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NYC
It’s my first official post from New York. Currently, I’m pirating internet from the neighbors and hoping nobody finds out. It’s all very Harry Potter—sleeping on the floor, with two suitcases to my name. Hell, I’d rather be like this … Continue reading
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Where Amazing Happens
It’s my last day at anonymous newspaper. I’m neither sad nor happy, just excited to get going to the rest of the world. It’d be false to say I never thought I’d be so happy to leave LA. In truth, … Continue reading
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Coca-Cola as an economic indacator
Coca-Cola, universally and simultaneously loved and reviled by the poor, poor nations, and American gastronomy, may be the best indicator of overall economic health on the long-suffering continent of Africa, says the Economist (via NPR). Turns out, tons of the carmel-colored, … Continue reading
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The new scourge on the American Women
That’s right. It’s constipation. If you haven’t noticed the sudden algae bloom of fiber cereals in your local grocery store (and advertised on your favorite late-nite tv show), you may still have picked up on the not so subtle messages … Continue reading
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some big news…
Something big has happened in Tinsel Town. Well, not really (i just happened to be there when it went down). The Anonymous New York City university has changed. I’ll still graduate in 2009, except now, graduation is in May. And … Continue reading
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Think Europe’s so great?
Think again. So, if you know me, you know the one thing I hate most in intellectual worlds is the circle jerk that is Western Europe. Sure, this blog is called 3rd World Imagineer, so you can tell pretty quickly … Continue reading
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