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  • Winter/Spring 21 Book Club Selections + Recommendations

    In search of summer books – well we read many this Winter/Spring 2021 with our reading collective, expanded this year and welcomed a new member, Adrienne Russell. I can speak on behalf of the collective that we enjoyed the following books and recommend them: (1) Hari Kunzru/Red Pill: A dystopian novel about anxiety, Eastern Germany, […]

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    June 9, 2021
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  • Just a thought: Reading amidst COVID-19

    It is hard to read books these days… at least for me.  I can read articles. I can read anything for work. Reading for pleasure, however, has been much more difficult. I have the ultimate conditions for reading for pleasure at the moment. I am in the middle of nature. Birds are constantly chirping. My […]

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    May 17, 2020
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  • Summer Book Club 2019 – Books Revealed

    Each year we pick 6 books to take with us on holiday. We all read the books and select a collective favorite. For 2019 our summer club books are:  

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    August 15, 2019
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  • 5 must eats @ Rome – 2019

    I spent the Winter of 2019 in Rome leading a study abroad program. Hours outside of  work I ate consistently. I provide you a listicle based on these dedicated hours, literally painful at times, but also pleasurable. In general, in most cities I visit, I like a combination of places that has an inviting atmosphere […]

    ekinyasin

    March 17, 2019
    Eating Suggestions, travel
  • Living with ESL

      A few months ago I read this piece in the NYT about being married to a person from country that is not of your own. The writer highlights the differences in the way one communicates in different languages and how enriching this difference is  is for a marriage. This piece really resonated with me […]

    ekinyasin

    August 21, 2017
    Reflections
  • Mediterranean (Social) Life is Good For you.

    Mediterranean lifestyle recommendations are ubiquitous these days. One can argue this NYT article about a small island in Greece where people lived very long started the craze. The article talked about the island’s community who followed what is commonly referred these days as a Mediterranean diet (a lot of vegetables, greens, little meat and no […]

    ekinyasin

    August 18, 2017
    Reflections
    eating, food, lifestyle
  • Robots, Evil Twins and Lessons in Conformity

    In early 2017 owner of Tesla, Elon Musk, announced his plans to launch a company that would specialize on computerizing the human brain. He is not the only one. This is also the very same year that basic robotics and AI, without much debate, started becoming ubiquitous in our homes. Shortly before I begun writing this […]

    ekinyasin

    May 20, 2017
    Reflections
    Alien, Evil Twin, Michael Fassbender, Representation, scifi, Star Trek TNG
  • Global Classroom Manifesto I : Written by Participants of the Praxis Conference 2017 at the University of Washington 

    Today more than ever I see the need to further transform the classroom from simply a space of learning into a space where we practice global citizenry. This need is in part a response to constantly changing diverse make-up of students and teachers. It is also a response to changing political climates all around the […]

    ekinyasin

    January 31, 2017
    Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning
  • Have to-s in Rhodes (2017)

    I am writing this Rhodes post on a rainy day in Seattle. Rhodes trip seem so close yet so far today. I went to my third Rhodes trip this summer. It is a quick trip from our summer house. That is not the reason though for why we go back. Rhodes, despite being a large […]

    ekinyasin

    October 2, 2016
    Eating Suggestions, travel
  • Have to-s in Japan (2016)

    My dreams came true and I went to Japan this past June. Here are a few food highlights for me. I will keep posting travel and food reflections for the upcoming day. (1) Depachika Food: This is the type of food you get at the basement of big department stores such as Mitsukoshi and Daimaru. […]

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    July 22, 2016
    Eating Suggestions, travel
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