Monthly Archives: November 2015

hawks and skunks and turkeys, oh my!

So I rolled my ankle last Sunday on my run. This Sunday, I saw a hawk flying across the academic quad of campus holding a squirrel. How peaceful on a Sunday morning. But it got me thinking to the various animal encounters I’ve had while running outdoors. I mean I love animals, but I’d rather […] Continue reading

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Weekend with the Grandparents

This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to spend a few nights at my grandmothers house with my brother. I did some filming for a future post and I definitely think I struck gold. Granny could be a movie star. She reminds me of Betty White. As soon as the camera was rolling it was… More Weekend with the Grandparents Continue reading

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Learning Russian in The Classroom

Before coming to Dickinson, I couldn’t read or write in Russian; it was soley conversational. I’ve always gotten away with slurring endings and mixing and matching them to my nouns and adjectives with my family and native speakers. (I never really thought much about grammar, I just spoke the way I heard words and phrases my whole life) … Continue reading Learning Russian in The Classroom Continue reading

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The World Traveller

Taylor Callaghan is one of my closest friends, roommate and on top of all of that, an avid traveller. Out of anyone I know, she has been to the most places, so I knew her experiences would be a perfect addition to my blog about traveling. She also loves taking pictures, and I knew she […] Continue reading

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How did I start running?

Many people ask me “how did you get into running?” This is a question I still ask myself. Until the 10th grade, I was an avid horseback rider. I would ride my ponies, Ruby and Lulu, everyday after school and bring them to horse shows on the weekends. I would even go down to Wellington, … Continue reading How did I start running? Continue reading

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Top 10 Superstitions Russians Live By

My family has instilled some superstitions to live by. These may seem a little crazy and out there, but I promise you, my family and many other Russians swear by them 1. Spitting or touching wood Russians believe in the evil eye and fear it. If someone compliments someone else’s child, health, future, or vacations; … Continue reading Top 10 Superstitions Russians Live By Continue reading

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Ellie Plays Fetch

For all of you dog owners out there, if you don’t know what a Chuck-It is then listen up. The Chuck-It is a dog toy that will improve your dog’s fetch game 100 fold. Unless, your dog is a golden retriever named Ellie.  The concept of the Chuck-It is to throw this specially designed tennis […] Continue reading

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Examples of Videos & Interviews from class on 11/10

Dez’s visual poetry video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnjJvzprjN0 Interview examples from you all: Keriann’s example (which we didn’t look at in class. Sorry, Keriann!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXeNBPXRHmA Nick Baxter’s interview with Trump: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/ Kendall’s interview between two ferns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW3xkHxIEQ Carla’s travel blog interview: http://travelbloggerinterviews.com/interview-travelbloggers-the-dang-travelers/#more-1844 Jonah’s … Continue reading

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J Biebs: The Man Every Guy Loves to Hate

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The Loser of the Squash Court

I have written in multiple posts about how much I love playing squash. Yea, I might have to take back that statement. My friends and I played a few games this past week and I have now realized, I. Hate. Squash. I lost handedly to two of my best friends and I am not happy […] Continue reading

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