Archive | June, 2014

Defining a City – Concluding My Manchester Visit

L.S. Lowry’s depiction of Piccadilly Gardens For many Brits living in the mid-20th century, the above image defined the city of Manchester. “Everybody thought we walked around with little dogs,” my landlady Kate told me, mocking the impression of Manchester that still stays with many citizens of the UK. In a time before the internet, […]

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Who Owns Scotland? – A visit to the Highlands

Behind me in the above photo is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain. Its Scottish Gaelic name means “mountain with its head in the clouds,” but the tour I took provided a rare, unobstructed view of the peak. Other than a few sheep and some simple farmhouses, the Highlands appeared idyllic, even untouched. […]

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Home Away From Home

Well, this is weird. My first summer staying in Flint the entire summer. In the months leading to summer, I was extremely excited. Finally, living on my own, having a full-time steady job, and a slight feeling of the grown up world. As many of my friends complained about the struggle of having to go […]

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