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the thought of being reunited with my dog is the only thing that keeps me going as I walk around the Tufts campus, spending late nights in the library with Iran, laughing over "IR Vignettes with Mufti," walking alongside the creepy statues in Davis. Sunday I went to the Boston Public Library to study. I took the T to Copley, walked underneath the ( Read more... )

BEIJING, April 16 - For all the expectations and civic pride that Beijing has attached to being the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the event is a source of civic anxiety, too. What if traffic is terrible? What if the weather is bad? These are worries for any host city, but Beijing also has a few more ( Read more... )

Iris is visiting Tufts right now, which has made an issue come to light for me. I don't think I do Tufts justice when I show people around. I love my school, and I applied here because I loved it, but somehow whenever I try to show people around I think they end up being sketched out. Well, Anna did come to the tail end of a donse where everyone ( Read more... )

KURT VONNEGUT! NOOOOOOOO!

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I read the article about Brighton in the D&C. What a trip down memory lane to hear about all my old teachers and descriptions of hanging out in the Trap office. I had such a good time in high school, I still have not let go of AP American. It sucks that colleges were a lot harder on the seniors this year than they were on us.

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I just took the best road trip today in a zip car with Dan Grant to New Hampshire. We met Obama, etc, it was great, but I am getting so sad about having to go back home. They really gyp us at college with the school year being so short. I really regret not having gotten to know Dan Grant earlier, he was the absolute nicest, coolest kid. I am ( Read more... )

a year ago it would have been my dream job to work on a campaign. I wanted to have a legislative or consulting position on Capitol Hill, I could talk about the environment for hours. Now I don't even really care that much who wins the nomination in 2008. I don't think I would even want to represent the US abroad; the thought of only being ( Read more... )

I like planning. I met with my new advisor today. He is the epitome of dorky, awkward, middle-aged intellectual. I kind of like it. I walked in his office and the first thing he did was look at my outfit and say, "I guess gray is the new black" and laugh hysterically. He worked at the World Bank and is skeptical about Jeff Sachs and gave me a ( Read more... )