October 28, 2005

Swarthmore: The Girls' Dorm

When I first spoke to my little sister Kira about coming to visit her for a couple of days at Swarthmore College, where she is a sophomore, she asked me if I was ok just to crash in her room,...

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Posted by Conor on October 28, 2005 07:07 AM
Category: United States

October 24, 2005

Birthday Boy

I have never been a great fan of modesty - I frankly don't understand it. If you've done something that you think others would find impressive, why on earth would you keep it to yourself? Do you not want people...

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Posted by Conor on October 24, 2005 05:08 AM
Category: India

October 21, 2005

Pennsylvania: Road Trippin'

I miss road-tripping in America; it is a past-time that ranks up there with baseball and dangerous obesity. You go for long enough without driving a car, say for a year and a half, as I did, and even being...

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Posted by Conor on October 21, 2005 12:08 PM
Category: United States

October 12, 2005

Penn State: The Doctors

When I was growing up, my family and I lived on the campus of a small liberal arts school called Vassar College in upstate New York. It was a great place for a kid to grow up; it had all...

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Posted by Conor on October 12, 2005 06:54 PM
Category: United States

October 10, 2005

Virginia: Game Day

If you ever find yourself traveling for a long time and come home feeling like your wardrobe is frighteningly unoriginal, I would suggest taking a road trip to any large American university. You will be hard-pressed to spot a student...

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Posted by Conor on October 10, 2005 08:16 PM
Category: United States

October 05, 2005

New York: Enlightenment

My ability to plan trips depends entirely on who I am going with. If I am with a girlfriend, for example, I will plan the hell out of it; I will log hours a day to find the most beautiful...

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Posted by Conor on October 5, 2005 01:45 PM
Category: United States

October 03, 2005

The Saga Continues...

I believe that it can be interesting to read about exotic places you’ve never been to, especially when you can be fairly certain that the person telling you about these places will, at any given moment, freak out or throw...

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Posted by Conor on October 3, 2005 03:24 AM
Category: United States

October 02, 2005

New York: Re-Entry

I had been assured by many people that I would experience radical culture shock upon reentering the United States. I was equally certain that I would not. On the whole “nobody is out to steal my crap” and “everybody speaks...

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Posted by Conor on October 2, 2005 03:14 AM
Category: United States

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