Well, this is it. The end. The time for people to begin leaving with tears in their eyes and fond recollections of the Free Spirit experience. It hearkens back to a certain APPSE class I once had...but...
It seems like only yesterday that we were just getting to know each other and laughing over our mediocre Newsmania abilities. Now it's Day 4, and we only have one more full day together. Such is life.
Our...
BOOM! Day 3 already! This conference is going by faster than a free eagle flies majestically into the sunset.
Today was chop full of good stuff, so I'll try to keep it brief. We begin our narrative...
Day 2 began early, with a hotel breakfast and a 7:30 departure for NBC studios. We were off to Meet the Press. Everyone was excited for the interviews with Paul Ryan and Loretta Lynch, as well as just...
It's Free Spirit time! I arrived today in DC with high hopes and an even higher level of nervous. When one loses one's itinerary before the trip, it's difficult for one to know what's going to happen....
Well, that's it! I'm home! It seems like everything went so quickly. One second it's 3 in the morning in Dushanbe and I'm saying goodbye to everyone, the next I'm sitting in the Istanbul airport, and now...
Hello all from back in America! I realize I haven't posted another Dushanbe summary since August 15, so that means all you lovely folks haven't heard about our last two days in the capital of Tajikistan.
On...
Howdy, goers of West Side Stories Online! I've been in Tajikistan the past couple of days, and I'm sure you're curious about what's going on.
The flight here, in a word, was long. A 10 hour flight to...
Hello again to all you whippersnappers of the web! It looks like this will be my last post from Wisconsin for a little while. It certainly is exciting having the departure time so close at hand! Let's...
Hello again, inhabitants of the interweb! It's been a while since I've put something on here, but don't worry: it's for a good reason.
Over the recent weeks, I've been around the area a bit, and I thought...
This is the video I mentioned in my previous post: footage from my talk with Ms. Bagin the travel nurse and some helpful subtitles.
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Hello again, people of the Internet! I realize my last post was rather snarky and sarcastic, so I'll try to limit my bizarre witticisms this time around and from here forward.
In preparation for my journey,...
