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Resolved: An Urchin Triumphs over Fear to Accomplish a Very SEArious Goal
By Sarah Jost You may recall that on the last day of 2012 the Urchins set about to accomplish some very specific goals. Geo dreamt of de-draping his Brooklyn abode, Margaret set her sights on the great outdoors, and I … Continue reading
Integrity in Journalism
By Sarah Jost Conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch have made no secret of their political affiliations. As of 2011, they have donated nearly $3 million to politicians, over 80% belonging to the Republican party. They have been outspoken about … Continue reading
The Weekly Urchin Recap: Sydney on a Sunday
By Sarah Jost Within just over 24 hours of landing in Sydney, Australia, I’ve gone from crying, ‘Remind me again why I like to plop myself in foreign places with no job or place to live?!’ to a pretty damn … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
From the late eighteenth century onwards, it is no longer from the practice of community but from being a wanderer that the instinct of fellow-feeling is derived. Thus an essential isolation and silence and loneliness become the carriers of nature and … Continue reading
Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía
By Sarah Jost One part 1800′s hospital, one part design by Britsh architect Ian Ritchie, and one part expansion by French architect Jean Nouvel, even El Reina Sofía’s construction speaks to the tenets espoused by the 20th century art it … Continue reading
Full Circle (Well, Almost)
By Sarah Jost Four months after setting sail from San Diego, California our westbound voyage is less than 24 hours from concluding in Barcelona, Spain. As at the end of any voyage, the day has been consumed by packing, goodbyes, … Continue reading
That’s What She Said
Pursuit By Sylvia Plath Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit. —Racine There is a panther stalks me down: One day I’ll have my death of him; His greed has set the woods aflame, He prowls more lordly … Continue reading
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Not Home From Here
By Sarah Jost They’re here These last days at sea For four months I’ve been rocked and swayed pitched and rolled From India to Africa in a vessel better suited to smaller seas Eleven winter days on the Pacific spat … Continue reading
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From Burma to India
by Sarah Jost After sailing for four days across the Bay of Bengal, we arrived in Kochi, India. While Burma had been awash with crimson and saffron, India was a rainbow of turquoise, fuchsia, and canary yellow, accented with glittering … Continue reading
