Brave new Europe

We took my exchange student to the airport this afternoon so she could fly to Dallas … London … Toulouse … and then finally drive here, to Figeac. I have been taken to the airport many times by people in poorer countries who had enjoyed my visit and did not know when they would see … More Brave new Europe

Des livres

I want books by Pico Iyer and Lisa Cohen, and I have to buy El espejo enterrado (Alfaguara 2010) for the culture course. I believe I already have another book I ordered for that class: Editors: Hart and Young Title: Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies Publisher: Arnold (distributed in USA by Oxford UP) Date: 2003 … More Des livres

El Paraíso

Here is an actual picture of the actual hacienda where Isaacs’ novel is set. It is wonderful but also quite uncanny to be able to call it up, just like that. Axé.

Brave new boots

These are what I settled on for winter kayaking. Mine have an orange rim. Shoes I had to walk by and resist to get these included the Dansko Nadine and Rae, and the Frye Audra Button Heel. I have gotten over the Gabor Gabor and there will always be more Dansko and Frye shoes. A man who … More Brave new boots

Adventures of EPN

Troubling signs that the PRI’s repressive ways could return to the national stage were on display in the violence that took place on December 1 in the streets of Mexico City, as Peña Nieto was being inaugurated. Dozens of protesters were brutally beaten by the police, and some were severely wounded. Meanwhile, small groups of … More Adventures of EPN

Brave new logo

Momo has sent the new logo for our alma mater. It is observable above, to the right. Tomo Hirai, a 24-year-old UC Davis graduate, thought the new UC logo looked like “a loading logo” for a computer operating system such as Windows or Mac. “It cheapened the entire UC System,” Hirai said. “That’s not what … More Brave new logo