On Saturday, November 14, I got to see the BU Men’s Basketball team win their first game of the season! They won 54-49 against Bloomsburg University. You can read the article about it in Pipe Dream, one of our campus publications by clicking here. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am a tour guide and I gave a tour of campus that morning. I was sure to let our guests know that they could come down to the Events Center with us after the tour to check it out and help us cheer on our one of o... Read Full Story

On the 20th of November, the student-run Co-op will be hosting a potluck in the old Union in room 252.  EVERYONE IS INVITED! Just bring a dish of any sort, or $3 for entry. They’re hoping to make this a huge event with tons of food and good company.  So, bring your friends and enjoy a great evening of food and laughter with the great people at the Food Co-op on November 20th at 6:30 PM in UU252. Read Full Story

Michelle and I stayed in Jerusalem for 4 days, during which we traveled the countryside and met a great many interesting and kind people… some of whom tried to correct my Egyptian Arabic into Palestinian Arabic, which always turned into a scene of entertaining proportions.  We found quickly that the food outside the walls of the old city was indeed better and less expensive… say a third of the price or less.  It was an awesome discovery, though the first thing we did was visit a man... Read Full Story

The morning after arriving, we started doing the tourist bit… walking the ‘via dolorosa’ the path of Christ as he dragged his cross to his his death place.  Fortunately for the businesses in the area, or unfortunately depending on your viewpoint, the path changes every couple of years to spread the business around.  Some of the fixtures remain true, but the businesses benefiting from the gullible change to even out the profit because, whether or not you want to believe me or not, Je... Read Full Story

. Last Friday, after my last class, Anthropology, I noted how nice the weather is and my friend replied asking if I wanted to walk to the top of the mountain with the Nature Preserve paths. Not having ever gone that high up, I agreed. Two extra camera batteries and one map forgotten later, we found ourselves trekking upward the several marked paths in the wooded area. Every five minutes, one or both of us will be distracted by the awesome view, and pictures will happen. And about every fiv... Read Full Story

Hi, friends! I hope y’all are having wonderful weekends! I just got back from giving tours to prospective students for Super Visit Weekend (which continues through Monday!), and I’m about to settle in with some reading for Lab in Child Behavior.  When I finish those chapters, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology will be waiting, but the sun’s shining through my window and the thermometer’s showing 70°F! (Yes, in November… in Binghamton!) So, life is good. Thanksgiving will be here in ... Read Full Story

Hey guys, I hope you didn’t miss me that much. It’s been a long week and it’s good to be posting once again. Last week there was the grand opening of the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera at Binghamton University. The Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera is formed by Binghamton University and the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts (NACTA) and sponsored by the Confucius Institute. The show was simply amazing. It stars off with a few speeches about how the formation of the Confucius... Read Full Story

I just wanted to blog a little about my on-campus job at the Bartle Library at Binghamton. This is the main library- the one that is open 24 hours during the week except for Friday and Saturday when it closes at midnight and then opens at noon on Sunday. During finals week, it is open 24 hours all throughout the week. This library and the Science Library, a smaller library with resources in the science field, are the only two libraries on campus with resources such as books and journals. Ther... Read Full Story

Do you love to write? You should take a Binghamton creative writing class! Binghamton is the perfect place to perfect your writing. In creative writing classes you get to workshop your work with your peers. Everyone gets to submit their own stories and poems and talk about them openly. You might think this would be scary, but trust me; everyone is really helpful and supportive. Better yet, you get to be inspired by people who love to write just as much as you do! Its incredible how much yo... Read Full Story

I’ve been lax in continuing my tales from abroad, but as I have a moment, I figured I’d start off where I’d started. When I last left you, we were leaving Luxor in March. Fast forward through the paper writing season to Spring Break in April, when I was desperately attempting to forget the stress of weekly Arabic exams through my favorite venue, travel. A girl I’d met in orientation was planning a trip to Israel with a side trip to Petra in Jordan, which I thought was a great idea and subse... Read Full Story