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When I think of my grandfather, I think of his deep, melodic voice, like a chord reverberating on a bass. I can't recall him ever raising it – in my memory, he is a solid presence, a tall, strong man who didn't need to shout to make it clear that he was in charge, that …
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In anticipation of my meditations on Cuba, here are some things I saw there. Feel free to ask questions, though I can't promise to answer them. (In case you were wondering, Montreal was also awesome and I'd highly recommend it, but pretty much nowhere can beat Cuba for cool factor.) You can't tell but these …
At some point in college, I made a top five list of countries I wanted to visit. Ridiculous, I realize, but, as someone who wants to go everywhere all the time, I had to order my thoughts and plans somehow. The list was as follows, in no particular order: Turkey Morocco Cuba India Denmark As …
This weekend, my friend Susannah came to visit from Arles, where she's teaching English on the assistantship program. Thanks to her need to experience as much of Paris as possible in one weekend (she studied abroad here too, but living in France away from Paris can cause strong pangs of longing for Paris, so she …
Kate Thorman 