Revisit – There’s no place like home

By On 9 January, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In for fun, life

I’ve read many times that revisiting older posts is typically a good idea. Not only does it allow me to see how I have progressed as a writer, but it also allows new readers to read an old post. With two years of posts published, I’ve decided to start revisiting old posts – with one [...]

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Home Sweet Home

By On 19 March, 2011 · 4 Comments · In for fun, life

I had this post started prior to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake/tsunami that hit Japan – which prompted my other post about home. This post that you’ll be reading today was from the WordPress Post-a-Day inspirational question que asking to describe my home town, and whether [...]

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Living outside of marked categories

By On 8 November, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In articles, life

This semester, I had the opportunity to take a sociology of gender class with Michelle Corbin (and for those at UMD College Park taking any sociology courses – I highly recommend signing up for her classes because she is a-w-e-s-o-m-e).

When I first signed up for this class I was partially interested in the subject. [...]

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Living outside of marked categories – 2

By On 8 November, 2010 · 2 Comments · In articles, life

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Seriously, how does an individual who grew up in two distinct cultures meet the obligations and obsessions of social identity? My problems of being able to identity with one culture over the other is one social problem I’m currently experiencing. I [...]

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You are what you buy

By On 3 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In articles, life

Do the brands we consume influence who we are? Or is it our personalities that determine which brands we buy?

I hated shopping as a kid, and I hate shopping now. I was my parents’ worse nightmare when it came time to buy things, and now I am my own worse nightmare. [...]

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