Hey all こんばんわー(konbanwa-)(good evening)! I’ve been thinking all the time about what to write about a language course. What did I do today? New grammar and vocab. What else? Memorizing new grammar and vocab. 面白くない*! So I decided to start from why I chose Japanese. Usually, besides interest, why would you learn a new language? …
Adventures of Organic Chemistry I
The organic chemistry I students have been hard at work this block learning the foundations of organic structures and reactions. With lecture in the morning and lab most afternoons, the class keeps up an intimidating reputation. This blog, however, will hopefully illustrate that organic chemistry can also be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. I may …
Hinduism: Embracing Complexity
When people ask me why I chose to study religion at Colorado College, I often find myself unable to provide a satisfactory answer. I’ll point out how helpful and intelligent the professors are. I’ll argue that one can explore religion as an anthropologist, a biologist, a linguist, etc. I’ll mention how courses in the department …
Ethics of Genetics
Trisomy - Possession of 3 copies of a chromosome instead of the normal 2. Trisomies occur in non disjunction events: when chromosomes do not properly separate during the production of gametes (egg or sperm). In that scenario, an embryo conceived from gametes with improper number of chromosomes may be missing or have more than the …
Sophomore Year Slump?
We've all heard of it. We've all dreaded it. We've all still managed to fall victim to it in some way. Some argue that the idle mind is its catalyst, others say it's the result of feeling burned out after the first-year inferno of eagerness and energy. At CC, one would expect a similar phenomenon: …
Studying Genetics with Context
End of Week 1 Often times, I feel as if we forget that science is often closely flanked by social issues. So far in the course, the ethics of science and in particular, genetics has come up again and again. Professor Ralph Bertrand constantly reminds us to think of the bigger picture and that science …
Dirty Hands, Clear Head
It's 11:30 P.M. I'm at the press, having just finished a group project in which my partner and I had to print a blue A onto a piece of paper, directly upon a red A which was previously printed there. This, like the projects that have come before, is a long and detail-oriented task requiring …
Lençóis
Oi Gente! Our group recently just returned from a wonderful experience in Lençóis, Bahia! The trip started on Friday morning, bright and early as it takes 7 hours to get to Lençóis from Salvador. I was asleep for most of the bus ride, but when I woke up, I realized for the first time since I …
Festa Junina
Oi Gente! Here in Brazil, Festa Junina is in full swing. There are two different explanations for the term Festa Junina. The first explication is that it is named Festa Junina because the festival takes place in June. The other version says that the festival was created to pay homage to Sao Joao do Porto (St. …
Morro de Sao Paulo
Oi Gente! We recently got back from an amazing trip to Morro de São Paulo. The trip started at 7am at ACBEU (the school we are studying at). The Colorado College students, along with students from the University of Texas - Austin, and the University of Hawaii, loaded up on two vans and drove to …
