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November 5, 2008

A Bittersweet Victory, But Think Again

Change has come. Barack Obama, a man whose vision for America trumped issues of race, will be the forty-fourth President of the United States. When I received the news last night that Obama had surpassed the necessary electoral votes to … Continue reading →

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October 6, 2008

The Reverse “Pounding” or how the grass is always greener on the other side

Quite recently, I came careening into Earth’s atmosphere, bracing myself for reentry into the United States–as well as the inevitable encounter with U.S. Customs.  August was a time of vast accomplishment: I turned in my thesis, finished my Master’s programme, … Continue reading →

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