I haven’t been writing much lately, but in my defense, this last semester of law school has gone by faster than anything I remember. Between my very last semester of law school and a particularly painful wisdom tooth extraction, I’ve kept busy. But, coming off a terrible week in U.S. and world news, and my […]
As a Cleveland transplant, I’ve learned to really love post-industrial cities. Except when driving through an unfamiliar part of town, following directions mandating a “slight left at the lights” and the road signs at the lights look something like below: Thank you, Cleveland, for occasionally being utterly impossible to navigate. So, Valentine’s Day weekend, I […]
Law school is competitive, yes, but is the system really anti-women? I’ve been meaning to respond to my dear friend Akhila’s observations about the Socratic method: “In law school, raising your hand is a competition. Hands shoot up every second, thoughts are formulated rapidly with no room for deep thinking, and the spotlight is on […]
[Above: Walking to school in lake effect snow at 7 a.m. Temperature is 7 degrees F. Windchill is somewhere below 0 F. Below: Old-fashioned cash register at Literary in Tremont, trendy (ikea-inspired?) decor at Felice on Larchmere] Its no secret that lawyers are voracious readers. It’s also no secret that graduate students are prolific procrastinators, […]
Four years ago, in a dark, dirty university cafeteria in London, my friends and I watched excitedly as President Barack Obama was sworn into office. That historic moment was a personal triumph for me, as well as a triumph for this country — it was in fact the first election I had voted in, albeit […]
Recently, I’ve been missing my Uganda host family very much, pulling my thoughts back to Kampala. The first time I built a life abroad on my own, I was in London. I mostly brought back mostly stories of tourism, street fashion, and funny anecdotes about my day-to-day. Because everyone knows what London is, was, and […]
Happy New Year!! And welcome 2013! I celebrated with my family on Sunday night by throwing a huuuuuuge party, one we’ve been planning for almost a year now. Oh, and my sister happened to get married too. See how excited she is? She’s supposed to be meditating and praying for her husband’s long life in […]
