Prague’s parks have you in mind. They have withstood the test of time Political garden parties and regime changes. As a visitor, you may feel the excitement of “discovering” a new park Once you have started to explore beyond Petrin and Letna. But what is more amazing than that Self-centered notion of “discovering” Is the […]
Archive | Issue 2: 2016
Beyond Petrin and Letna
Last spring I participated in a CHID study abroad program in Central Europe. Living in Prague and taking field trips across the border, this comparative history program focused on regional political science, history, public space and collective memory in the context of 20th century Central European WWII, Holocaust, and Communist history. Thinking through the ways […]
Part 3: hind•sights
hind•sights: the recognition of the realities and possibilities inherent in a particular expanse of time after its occurrence. This section compiles reflections on these moments and their afterlives. In this section: Beyond Petrin and Letna by Kayleigh Kleiva Beyond Petrin and Letna Budapest’s caves are the least scary thing Krakow’s squeaking trumpet Vienna’s birthday cakes […]
Tabletops
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
Tranquility
It was the stormiest night of our stay in Rome, emerging seemingly from nowhere. Suffering from Seattle weather withdrawal, we ran around the abandoned Campo de Fiori in the pouring rain, then returned to try to capture the moment from the perch of our apartment window overlooking the square. What I love about this photo […]
Las Maestras Shipibas: Resilience through Art in Lima, Peru
In July 2015, a group of University of Washington students heard Olinda Silvano speak about her trek from the jungle to the city, the continued struggle of urban life, her desires for her children’s and her community’s future, and her current work as a textile artist and beadworker. Olinda is a community organizer for the […]
Berlin Impressions
These five stations are the most memorable places for me. Lived in an old and quiet Berlin apartment, walked to grocery stores in cold and gloomy late autumn, got off together with talkative drunk person at the U-Bahn station—a typical Berliner life for me. I was always scared at night. And it was not the kind […]
Seven Minutes in Vietnam
As a Chinese American, Vietnamese culture has been a huge part of my life and identity. I wanted to film people, places, and food that personally connected with me as a child and as a student abroad. I loved to film non-touristy places because there’s beauty and deep satisfaction in finding hidden gems and hole-in-the-wall […]
The River Downtown
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
Part 2: in·sights
Through sights and insights, this section visually captures our immediate experiences and the imprints they make in our minds’ eyes. The River Downtown by Josh Howard Seven Minutes in Vietnam by Brenda Luu Berlin Impressions by Doria Niu Las Maestras Shipibas: Resilience through Art in Lima, Peru by Alison Forsyth Tranquility by Emma Panciroli Tabletops […]