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Travelling with the Urchins
No, we’re not announcing a new sweepstakes. We’re here to regale you with more stories, that’s all. We speak of travelling quite often on this here blog, but what would the each of us choose as our very best, most … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Travel
Tagged hongi, New Zealand, rally to restore sanity, road trip, van, washington dc
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A Sneak Peek into an Urchin Board Meeting
By Geo Ong You probably wonder everyday how our wonderful blog is run. Do those three really get along as well as they seem, or do their meetings consist of arguing and the throwing of household objects? Does one of … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo
Tagged california, canada, chairs, cupcakes, internet, machiavelli, new mexico, pub, puppies, road trip, urchin meetings, Vermont, work
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You Know You’re an Urchin When There’s No Such Thing as a Week Off
Tomorrow marks a turning point for the Urchin Movement. As you know, and as we’ve been reminding you with a fiery consistency, we are embarking on our first Urchin road trip. We will be on the road for nine days. … Continue reading
Hop In! Road-Tripping with the Urchins
By Geo Ong The Urchins hit the road in two days, and while we love each other’s company, we can’t help but wonder who would be the perfect fourth passenger on this historic reUMion. This person would need smarts, wit, … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Travel
Tagged america, cheryl cole, conan o'brien, driving, hunter s. thompson, james joyce, kentucky, new york city, road trip, uk immigration
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The UM Road Trip Playlist
Well, dear readers, this is the final week before the Urchins hit the road. Here is our final installment of songs, so we hope you continue to enjoy our picks! “Way Out” By Yeah Yeah Yeahs Selected by Geo: This … Continue reading
The UM Road Trip Playlist
And the hits just keep coming… “Young Bridge” By Land of Talk Selected by Geo: They’re Canadian. “La lettre” By Renan Luce Selected by Margaret: I was introduced to Renan Luce’s album Repenti a few years ago in Paris. Absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Music, Travel
Tagged audience, canada, cold war kids, driving, french music, la lettre, land of talk, paris, renan luce, repenti, road trip, road trip music, road trip playlist, young bridge
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The UM Road Trip Playlist
We’re on the road in less than a month! (We don’t believe in being over-prepared.) “Hey” By Pixies Selected by Geo: Nothing to do with the road. I’m just including it in our playlist because “Hey” by Pixies is one … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Music, Travel
Tagged alicia keys, canada, down by the river, empire state of mind, hey, jay-z, Neil Young, pixies, road trip, road trip music, road trip playlist
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People We Met on the Way, Part Two
By Louisa Dunnigan [Louisa continues her journey to Morocco. Read the first half of her trip here!] Dorel Service station on the A4 – Another service station further down the A4 Dorel is driving a huge white truck with rainbows … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Travel
Tagged a4, camping, cars, dire straits, drivers, Europe, hitchhiking, louisa dunnigan, morocco, road trip, spain, tobacco, truck drivers
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People We Met on the Way, Part One
By Louisa Dunnigan [The Guest Urchin series continues on as strongly as it started. Louisa Dunnigan is from London, attends Oxford, and has been living in Edinburgh for the summer. I met Louisa while working at the same bookshoppe in … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Travel
Tagged cars, drivers, driving, Europe, France, hitchhiking, london, louisa dunnigan, morocco, road trip, spain, tobacco, truck driving
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