In the Summer of 2016, I got to travel to Tromsø, Norway and learn about Sámi language and culture and global indigeneity from Professors Christopher Teuton (Cherokee Nation) and Troy Storfjell (Sámi). I wrote two poems during my time in the Arctic Circle. “Compulsive Sharing” was inspired by Dian Million’s writings on indigenous knowledge, as well as […]
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Globalism: Collaging Culture
WHAT FIRST STRUCK ME ABOUT BERLIN WAS THE UNDENIABLE VITALITY OF EXPRESSION THAT EXISTS IN ALMOST EVERY POCKET OF THE CITY. IT FELT MORE INTERESTED IN HOW MY IDENTITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE AMORPHIC NATURE OF THE CULTURE RATHER THAN THE LINES ALONG WHICH THE TWO WERE CONSISTENT. I FOUND THAT THE CONTEMPORARY BERLINER IS NOT […]
An Old Gravesite
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
Japan’s Austere Glow
In the words of Anthony Bourdain, Japan is a paradox. The low birthrate, the dedication, the conformity, and the life of a salary man are all well known, but it took visiting the country to discover that the competitive and rigid culture has given way to some incredibly unique subcultures. My understanding of Japanese lifestyle […]
I Am Home
I am home, I am home, I am home! India. How to explain India? Colorful and alive, bustling and loud, overwhelming and breathtaking, heartbreaking and beautiful. Bangalore is a heart, beating to the rhythm of auto rickshaw horns, marketplace haggling, sizzling dosas and the tantalizing aroma of Indian filter coffee decoction, kept alive by a […]
Tabletops
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
The River Downtown
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
Biking Along the River Han
Joshua HowardUW student, probably spends too much time playing and talking about eSports.
Connecting a Dream to Real Life: Expectations and Realities Upon Returning to the U.S.
Expectations on Returning to Seattle You will quickly have to fall back into ‘real life’ as you’ve only allotted a one-week interim between returning home and the start of winter quarter. It won’t be easy to return to a grey and rainy Seattle winter, your weeks packed with classes, work, assignments, and obligations. Unfortunately for […]
Romanticizing and Reality: Expectations and Realities of Studying Abroad in Australia
Expectations of life in Australia You will effortlessly fit into Australian life and culture, assimilating almost immediately into life as a student in Sydney. Finding a place to live will take a week max (perfect, since you arrive exactly a week before classes start). In the meantime, you will just train in from Auntie’s, doing […]