Category: February 2025
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One hundred days (of second semester)
Once more, my university department head asked me to write a short article reflecting on my experience teaching and living in Colombia—so here is part 2 of my original “One hundred days in Colombia” post from last November. Today marks one hundred days since I returned to work at my host university following Christmas break,…
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(Nearly) infinite flexibility
“Infinite flexibility.” This phrase was one repeated many times by our program director Dan when I studied abroad in San José, Costa Rica in 2018. His continual reminders to practice this kind of flexibility proved useful when several of our weekend class trips were cancelled due to teachers’ strikes, and again when our mid-semester Nicaragua…
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When the foreign becomes familiar
Written mostly on February 9. Intended to be published by February 12 or so. Hello from the Medellín airport in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Lately I only make time for writing in airports and on airplanes, but I have traveled quite frequently over the past two months. I do love to explore new places, but hopefully…
Emily Explores 