Blogs from Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 5

Hello there to those who are either subscribers or still check back occasionally.. I know that my trip is well over, however I ended up writing one of my term papers on things I observed while overseas. Thinking some of you may find it interesting, I decided to post it on here. Something that really stood out to me while overseas, particularly within the Czech Republic, was the high concentration of Roma people and the great divides socially and economically there was between them and the native Czechs. Despite working at a museum dedicated to a massacre of people, I was always alerted to 'the gypsies' when traveling throughout the country. The Roma were one of if not the largest ethnic group outside the Jews to be killed during the Holocaust, despite this receiving little to ... read more

today's been filled with cooking. since today is ryan's funeral, and i couldn't be down in texas for it, i decided to spend the afternoon doing something i enjoy (cooking) and working on an art project because ryan was all about art. we actually met in our art class in 7th grade. anyways, now that i've made pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, french silk pie, and baked chicken, and served taste testing plates to the roomies, i'm going to relax for a bit and pop in the shower. eric's coming around 9, and i think we're going to either watch a movie or go down to moynihans for a bit.... read more

It's definitely reached that point in my day where I should be getting to sleep. Today I met with my faculty advisor, Professor Ewick, for the last time :( I'm trying to figure out my course schedule for the spring semester. I can't believe it's my last one at Clark! Ewick asked me what I was planning on doing after graduation, and I told her that I knew this was probably one of the few times in my life when I had to option to pick up and go anywhere- I mean, I can move wherever I want to find a job (practically)- and yet, I have no idea what I want to do. Going back to Texas to work for the same company again has some pros. Scotland? New York? I remember while I was ... read more

So I left my 9 AM class this morning about an hour and a half before it was supposed to be over. My professor has decided that the students will be teaching his course for the rest of the semester while he spends time on the computer. Fabulous learning environment! I had decided when we were assigned our first paper and he was totally lackadaisical about it, that I would wait to see if he was going to do the same thing with the midterm. Turns out, I didn't have to turn in my midterm essays today. I could turn them in next week or possibly just email them to him should I be "sick" during our next class, and I would still get the same grade! Anyways, I went up to the Soc Office during ... read more

Coming back from 0 to 7 (Tampa Bay), the Red Sox won Game 5- holy crap! The bar went crazy!! Go Red Sox! JUST 2 MORE GAMES!... read more