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  • Birthday: Jan 29, 1988
  • Gender: Female
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  • Reply to blog post: Who are you talking about? by ashleyaa
    Comment written 5 months ago

    My favorite part of this article is the, "Life is inevitable and unstoppable," part. It says a lot in only few words and that's key to good writing. Well done.

  • Reply to blog post: Names, Names.... by tormesser
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Nicely put, but I have to disagree on one key issue. The name Jasmine, to me, seems to have been taken actively. She even says later, that she cannot live without her husband and go back to that simple village-girl lifestyle. Maybe co-dependence seems passive, but she activly struggles to keep herself out of that old role that Jyoti was forced to play. You have a strong argument though, and I'm not sure mine combats it well.. good job

  • Reply to blog post: American? by 2pls2eqlsB
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Brian, this was such a good article. I had no idea you weren't born here; that's weird how closely your history parallels the book. Even though I was born here and only ever taught English, I look slightly different than the white, Protestant archtype, and get asked what kind of "ethnicity" I am constantly. Obviously, your story is way different, but I just appreciate your circumastances and struggle to identify with something other than white America.

  • Reply to blog post: Globalization!?!?!?!? by cwilson
    Comment written 5 months ago

    I attended this same cultural event and feel like I came away with a similar basic message. Your summarization was far more interesting than the actual event save she had more visual aids.

  • Reply to blog post: The Immersion Strategy, both of them by ArzumNovosel
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Hey, I just came across your article as you are one of my seven or so friends, and it really struck me. I am studying abroad next semester in London and leaving the United states for the first time. First time. Traveling abroad has been something I've always wanted but never found the opportunity to act on, until recently. Your article was really inspiring. The second approach sounds much better than the first, and I'll try and keep it in mind when I'm on the Eurail.

  • Reply to blog post: Gardening: Nature's calming medicine by 2pls2eqlsB
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Brian, I agree with your approach. Some symptoms of certain diseases require drugs for immediate relief, but full on recovery is a much more involved process. My yoga teacher says, "There's nothing drugs can help that yoga can't cure," (not direct quote). It's sort of sad that people of our generation are so heavily dependent on drugs..

  • Reply to blog post: Believe and you will receive...the path to your own destruction. by ashleyaa
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Well said, but I have to disagree, or at least pose a couple questions. When you say at the start of the article that people are eliminating self doubt through their dreams or meditations, are you suggesting this is counterproductive? My mistake if I read that wrong, it just seems as though the article implies that meditation is just a form of escape. For many people, especially those that practice Yoga, self-reflecton is more concrete, it isn't simply a distracting way of creating denial.

    Sorry, that's the only question I had. It seems as though your article was well thought out, and I have to agree. Your quote from page 49 is excellent. It says it all; good find. Thank you for your time; hope my comment is constructive..

  • Reply to blog post: A Fine Line by Kait
    Comment written 5 months ago

    Came across your article, seeing as you're one of my six friends, and I noticed you approached this assignment kind of the way I did. Some people are overcome by their inspiration and complex insights and cannot handle the load. I just wonder what what element is missing from the one's that cannot survive the chaos. It seems like maybe it's the inability to find true connections with the outside world. Only the one's with strong family and friend ties are able to fight the insanity..??

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