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A Chill November?
On November 20, 2014
The days are slowly growing colder, the sky is darkening earlier, and the deadlines for final papers are growing closer and closer, but I
Wadi Bani Ghafir at Sidaq Gorge – Water versus Rock in Oman
On November 18, 2014
In January I had the good fortune of visiting Oman to explore the country’s magnificent geology. November 18th is Oman’s National Day and in this
A Capitol Time
On November 7, 2014
“Hey guys,” I said, “we’re literally running for Congress! Get it? We’re running towards the Capitol and that’s where Congress meets…” “We get it
Try to Remember
On October 24, 2014
One of the great things about the W&M in Washington program is that I’m not that far away from William & Mary (heck, I’m still
Food for Thought
On October 17, 2014
“In retrospect, it wasn’t the best idea to put Washington in the title,” our speaker told us last Friday. John Williamson, an economist, had
Books and Interns
On October 3, 2014
Just a short walk from the W&M in Washington Office is the Middle East Institute. Located in a townhouse that dates to the 19th
“If You Spend Too Much Time Thinking About a Thing, You’ll Never Get It Done”
On September 29, 2014
The title of this blog could not be more accurate. I’ve spent a lot of time sitting at my computer wondering how in the
Welcome to Washington
On September 25, 2014
If you had told me that I would get to have frozen yogurt with a former ambassador on my first day at the Middle
The Department that Floats Together…
On September 16, 2014
The latest addition of the Geology departmental field trip rolled out of Williamsburg last Friday and then floated down the James River on Saturday.