He pushes us through crowded walkways, past shouting vendors, ducking through soccer games, and across constant flows of traffic. Bushwhacking rush-hour, I follow him into the middle of the road, and absorb the moment — a bus almost hits me as it tries to change lanes, dipping into the incoming cars in the process. We cross […]
Archive | Issue 1: 2015
Re-Thinking Study Abroad: Black Students Sold on the Experience of White Students
Abstract: When talking about studying abroad, my peers always emphasized easy classes, lots of partying, and traveling on the weekends. So I was surprised that some of these things were harder for me based my skin color. Racism impacted my time as an exchange student in Milan, Italy. The expectations set by some of my […]
Kaval
Artist’s Statement: CHID alum Hutchison (2014) travelled to Bulgaria to complete his senior thesis project, which was a volume of short stories titled “I Am Not Bulgarian.” The stories take up the themes of Bulgarian identity formation and the ethnic conflict between Bulgarian, American, and Gypsy identities. The sun was hot and high in the […]
Becoming Dutch
Artist’s statement: In countries such as the Netherlands, growing Muslim communities are struggling with the pressure to integrate. There are many reasons for this. First, Islam has a widespread association with terrorism, and therefore with fear. Second, the cultural integration process for Muslims in the Netherlands is inhibited by labor laws that have made highly […]
Dream
I was beginning to get very sleepy sitting in the airport. Once or twice I glanced at the newspaper being read by the guy next to me, but it was just a bunch of words. Suddenly, Frigga, the Icelandic queen of the gods and the goddess of wives and mothers, rushed up and offered me […]
Part 4: Myths of the Foreign
Myths of the Foreign engages with the “myths” we associate with other places, many of which are debunked through our travel experiences. In this section: Dream by Cynthia Barrett Becoming Dutch by Alyssa Adwell Kaval by Skyler Hutchison Re-thinking Study Abroad: Black Students Sold on the Experience of White Students by Mayowa Laniran Chalil’s Prayer by Ariel Vardy A Short Story […]
Underwear
Artist’s statement: This laundry line was strung up when a student travelled to the Amalfi Coast and was without access to a laundromat. She waved her underwear proudly in the Italian sun. Jennifer RempeJennifer is a senior studying Business Administration with a focus in Finance. She participated in the Foster School Rome Program 2014.
Showering is a Bore
Showering is such a bore. It takes so long, and then it takes even longer to get yourself ready afterwards. Why do people shower so much? I probably smell fine, and I haven’t showered since Monday. It’s overrated. It’s wasteful. It’s too much effort. And then you have to clean the shower. Why do I […]
Are You American?
Growing up in Newport Beach, California, diversity wasn’t always celebrated. To better understand what I mean, picture the MTV show Laguna Beach. That was actually the life I led. My dad is Mexican and my mom is white. Because I lived in an affluent white community, I assimilated into their culture. Mexicans in America are […]
The Glory and Horror of the Roman Colosseum
Similar to the first time I saw a Seahawks game at Century Link Field, goose bumps raced down my neck and through my arms as I felt an indescribable excitement for what I was about to see. This was the day marked on my calendar long ago when I was accepted to study abroad in […]