Wed 11 Oct 2006
Monteverde Institute
Posted at Anthroblog under School , Cultural , Applied , Biological , Anthropology , Linguistic
The Monteverde Institute is located in Costa Rica, and I was lucky enough to have the Executive Director, Naomi Danao, to speak in my Applied Anthro class today.
It’s really good stuff. The institute is partnered with our university, and is privately funded and owned. It supports research of biological diversity, agroecology, Spanish language and culture, [...]
Tue 12 Sep 2006
Ethnography Dilemma, v.2
Posted at Anthroblog under Life , Cultural , Applied , Anthropology , professors , Linguistic , Articles
Dr. Bird answered my question, summarily. It’s a bit complicated, and transcribing the answer is not something I have time for.
I’m in the computer lab hanging out before my Language class. I like the class, but I’m a little nervous about it right now. I’m not entirely sure what I’m supposed to do for [...]
Thu 31 Aug 2006
Pro-Copy Robbery
Posted at Anthroblog under School , Anthropology , professors , Linguistic , Textbooks , Articles
On Tuesday, I attended my ‘Language and Culture’ class with Dr. Messing. Seems like a cool lady. I love her voice and the way she talks. It’s very smooth and refined, and it sort of relaxes me. This could be seen in two ways:
Good - her voice won’t stress me out, or make my ears [...]