My Factory of Extravagant Marvels

One of the difficult things for me of being trained in academic work is that I became less able to simplify, take sides, be an activist. I became stuck on the idea that there is always another side to a story, there is always some detail untold, there is always more nuance to be had. I've arrived in Jerusalem--a place where I never really planned to even visit, let alone live in--one and a half months ago. This has been an amazing experience because throwing myself in this very, very foreign place (from my personal perspective) made me realize the foreignness of places that I find very, very familiar! In Jerusalem, I learned that you must be really, really careful when you try to find out what the "hidden" side of any story is, because that might lead you to be immediately categorized within a group that you don't really have anything to do with. Let me give you an example from my research project. I'm studying the ways that people from here (from all kinds ...

Writing a thesis is like being constipated Every chapter, a lot of effort And a tiny poop

A detective has to find evidence A prosecutor has to write up the case in a way that convinces The judge to take it up A detective has to present the evidence to the prosecutor in a way that convinces The prosecutor to write up the case in a way that convinces The judge to take it up The evidence has to present itself in a way that convinces The detective to present the evidence to the prosecutor in a way that convinces The prosecutor to write up the case in a way that convinces The judge to take it up How many of the above did you imagine as women? For me, the evidence.

The woman in the red hat also has red hair. The blue of her eyes spills over to the tips of her hair to keep her cool. The woman in the red hat also has a red heart; the strength of her heartbeat resounds, too, in her words to help her touch us. The woman in the red hat taught me a few defence moves, though she is not one for martial arts. She is looking for her bow and arrows, I think she is about to find them.

Surpresa boa é ao amanhecer o dia, ver uns amigos queridos de aventuras passadas acolherem-me com um sorriso de calor, carinho, humor e esquentarem meu coração. Sei que o dia vai ser de sol!

Jon : So, we both saw the same 4 talks [on Monday], and we each came away with an impression about the opening anecdotes of a speaker. For me, it was the speech by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier: he opened his speech speaking about Rwanda's efforts at rebuilding and reconciliation, their efforts to "reconstitute" themselves, and also mentioned that Germany has been faced with the same task twice in recent history. I'm not entirely sure which two he was referring to; it may have been the rebuilding efforts after the two world wars, or was it rebuilding after WWII and re-unification? Let's just round it up to three for now. Steinmeier went on to speak about ways of promoting reason, peace, and stability in foreign countries, especially using cultural outreach. But the examples he chose in his introduction struck me because they are in fact perfect examples of two times Germany has been on the wrong side of history. In Rwanda, ...