Shweta comes from India. Julia, an engineer from Mexico. Jacinta is our class nun. She’s from Nigeria. Leonardo, Thiago, Christane, and Simone are all from different parts of Brazil. Maria is from southern Spain. Marta is from Poland. We are all learning German. But it’s not the only language we have in common. It’s hard … [Read More]
Failing Inspiration and Other Things To Not Be Good At
I didn’t know I could be this tired. Another week, another exam, another hour of your morning being spent trying to figure out how to force a guttural “r” out of your throat. Another week, another meeting, another round of trying to figure out what it means to contextualize everything you thought was easy to … [Read More]
Whispers in the Middle
“It gets easier.” Not all at once. Not even gradually. It comes in waves, difficulty. The choppiness seems all-consuming at first, and then you start to find the rhythm of the swells. Anticipation is out of the question… that would be too easy. No, you’re always in the middle of it. There’s no practice run … [Read More]