This wedding took place in Sabe, Guinea, across the border from Senegal. I had been living with Guineans who had crossed the border to find a better life in Senegal, but many villagers hiked back to Guinea for special occasions and celebrations. Ariel VardyI spent a year in the southern region of Senegal as a […]
Archive | Issue 1: 2015
[untitled, Utrecht]
I sit on a bench overlooking the canal and river of people who’s Friday nights are only beginning, Just another being among the flow of people paying pilgrimage to the gelato stand on the bridge The murmur of quiet voices broken only by the bell of an impatient cyclist or the slow gurgle of a […]
Mornings in Italy
This day started out like the rest. Sun crept through the window of my room, waking me from a peaceful slumber. I rolled out from under my sheets, removing the cocoon I had forged out of an assortment of blankets splattered with strange but now endearing cartoon characters, and quickly put myself together. Still half […]
Part 2: Lived Mythologies
Lived Mythologies takes on “mythologies” in Barthes’s sense – everyday objects, images, or experiences as touchstones that exemplify larger cultural beliefs and practices. In this section: Mornings in Italy by Allie Mullen [untitled, Utrecht] by Sarah Johnson Amidst a Pulaar Wedding – Tradition Rising by Ariel Vardy Creating a New Hay Roof – Fewnugol by Ariel […]
Without Predators
I’m convinced god made Iceland for horses and sheep They belong to the land, lay in its bosom with plenty to eat We are the visitors, not them I’ve never seen as many of them relaxing as I have here today Life must be easier when you have no natural predators I can’t imagine what […]
Underground
Artist’s statement: While I was abroad in London, my tube stop — yes, my tube stop, it’s a very personal thing — had weekly poetry written on a whiteboard outside the stairs. Normally this was a space reserved for updates about maintenance and delays, but our local crew saw it more fit as an artistic […]
Study Abroad in the Himalayas
Below is a story of a tour I took during my study abroad trip to India over the summer of 2014. Excerpts from the journal I was keeping at the time, as well as photographs, are included. 23 June, 2014 “Today, we embarked on the Salaam Balaak Trust Street Walk. We met our guide by […]
Faith in Rome
Firmes en la fe
I feel the warmth of the sun as it shines through the windows. I look around and I see decorations typical of a Catholic Church: the altar, the crucifix, candles, and paintings. Sitting in the University of Washington Catholic Newman Center brings back a flood of memories that tie my life in Washington State and […]
The Gardens of Versailles
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