Monthly Archives: November 2014

Interview with Dickinson Red Devil Anthony Survilla

As most of you know, here at Dickinson College I am a member of the Red Devil football team.  Dickinson College athletics are Division 3, which differs quite drastically from Division 1 athletics in the Big Ten Conference.  Today I sit down with one of my teammates Anthony Survilla, a rising senior tight end, to […] Continue reading

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Interpreters: Essential People in the Communication Process

So, last week a friend talked me into volunteering for a Spanish medical professional’s class to help Spanish speakers in-need get medical assistance. I felt really confident, after all, I spoke English and Spanish fluently, and I had studied translation for four years. It wouldn’t be difficult, would it? We went to a hospital in … Continue reading Interpreters: Essential People in the Communication Process Continue reading

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Interview with Brenda Landis

I write a lot about story structure in filmmaking on my blog because that is where my expertise lie. I wanted to get a better understanding of filmmaking and simple techniques for beginner, so I interviewed Brenda Landis who works for the Media Center at Dickinson College. She works everyday with aspiring filmmakers and she […] Continue reading

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Interview: One Brit’s American Adventure

It’s time for a perspective change. So far, these posts have focused solely on the experience of an American anglophile, and have included reflections of an American’s time in England. Today, I decided to mix it up. I interviewed a charming Brit named Matt, who had the opportunity to travel in America this summer. Matt […] Continue reading

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An Interview with an Artist: Meghan Abercrombie

Meghan Abercrombie is a senior Studio Art Major at Dickinson College. She was nice enough to sit down with me Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 to discuss a variety of arts-related topics, everything from her artistic inspirations to the studio art major at Dickinson. Meghan standing by some of her artwork at the studio art senior show entiled […] Continue reading

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The Humanness of Bookselling: An Interview with Jeff Wood

“We do not sell product; we sell books and ideas and entertainment and fun.” The bell above the door chimes invitingly as I enter Whistlestop Bookshop and hear the soft swells of classical… Continue reading Continue reading

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Guest in the Kitch’n

Here at the Brok’n Kitch’n we are always looking for new ways to reach out to our readers. In this post I interviewed a person who has much experience with living and cooking for themselves. This was my older sister Paige. She … Continue reading Continue reading

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An American’s view of Mendoza

Up to now, I have posted about Mendoza from my own point of view. I have described places, moments, activities in my own words. In this week’s post, I decided to talk to Julia Roberson, a senior student at Dickinson College, majoring in Psychology and Spanish, who travelled to Mendoza last semester. In this interview,  she describes […] Continue reading

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the one where i interview my mother

This is my mom sometime between 1960 and 1980, so that would make her somewhere between 20 and 40. I wish I could be more precise. I just know that this picture is very old. My mother’s name is Susan Whalen. She was born in 1942 (yes, my mother is 72 years old) and she’s […] Continue reading

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A Different Voice

Instead of me babbling on today, I thought we’d mix things up a little. Brooke Watson is a senior, International Studies major with a concentration in Security Studies from Madison, Connecticut. She’s been riding since she was four years old … Continue reading Continue reading

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