Place Studies


Study abroad advice	berlin zoo Study abroad students offer some advice for those going abroad next semester—Berlin, Paris, Buenos Aires, London, Madrid.
A great host-dad	Host-dad Nicola, geology professor at the University of Pisa.
A great teacher	A great professor at NYU-Berlin, the illustrious Dr. Jander.
The chori vendor	The chori vendor and the yanquis.
Let's talk bread	When a baguette is not just a loaf of bread.
Doing the front & back with mom	Doing the front & back regions with mom in Paris.
The Travels of Ibn Fattouma	Scout walks us through some key points for The Travels of Ibn Fattouma.
street markets	Bliss—Parisian street markets.
catch 22	Reflections on Dean MacCannell's The Tourist and the catch-22 of tourism.
family vacation	TruthNugget's father comes visiting in Argentina and they go to the glaciers.
death in a dionysian disneyland	Death in Venice, or death in an "improbable city" that is really a Dionysian Disneyland
Nord Perdu	On Nord Perdu, recollections on recrafting identity in a foreign country and a foreign language.
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires	A visit to the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
Depression tourism	Seems like Depressions are a good time for holiday travel bargains.
Museo Xul Solar	A visit to the Museo Xul Solar in Buenos Aires.
The geography of Sheltering Sky	Reflections on the literary geography of Bowles' Sheltering Sky.
Travels in the abyss	A how-to guide for the traveler—what to do if you run into the abyss.
Berlin stories	Thoughs on Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood and life in Berlin.
Dining out in Buenos Aires	On dining out in Buenos Aires—amazing.
Staying thin in Paris	Speculations on "Why French Women Don't Get Fat"

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