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Travel Bug
“Traveling — it leaves you speechless, then it turns you into a storyteller.” — Ibn Battuta
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Spanglish Now
Or, How to Embrace Being a Latina Writer
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This Year’s Mammoth
What happens when one’s Pessoa obsession meets March reading plans?
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My Head is a War Zone and Other Lessons from Applying to Graduate School
Applying to graduate schools is an unexpectedly humbling experience.
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Sunday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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Friday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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Thursday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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Wednesday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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Tuesday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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Monday
A week in the life of a writer and cognitive scientist.
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The Great Italian Conundrum
The question remains: To study Italian or not to study Italian.
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Russia, Sudan, Turkey
Reading around the world, volume one.
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Hello, Project Istanbul!
So begins my journey into nonfiction.
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Comp Comp
The quest to build a research statement continues.
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