Places have different colored air. When I debarked the plane in Saudi Arabia, I realized something – you can see air. The air has color. I never noticed this before because I had not often left the center of the North American continent, where the air tends to have a light blue-green tinge, like corn-seedling-greenContinue reading “How to see air and hear silence”
Author Archives: Simeon Brown
Part 1 – How to Work Abroad, January – April 2013
Many imagine a life of global travel and adventure. Southwest Wisconsin is the most beautiful place in the world, but it’s nice to check out other corners of the planet just to make sure. Doing so is easier than you think, and I’ll tell you how. A generation ago, this would have been a wildContinue reading “Part 1 – How to Work Abroad, January – April 2013”
Remember (and reexamine) the Alamo
Permit me to begin this academic essay with a little personal context: It’s currently the year 2020. I have strong misgivings about the morality of the American project, and I’m deeply conflicted about my identity as an American citizen in the context of 21st century globalism. I’ve passed most of the last decade living onContinue reading “Remember (and reexamine) the Alamo”
ProcrAPPLEination Crisp
There’s this weird thing about being under quarantine. In theory, I have more time, but it’s not really equating to any more production. So what to catch you up on: when quarantine hit Spain, I was working at this kids’ English camp in the mountains. For the last two weeks, we’ve been here on lockContinue reading “ProcrAPPLEination Crisp”
Fwd: BEANS (Guest Post)
O.k. so first I got busy finishing uni projects, then was traveling, then suddenly it had been weeks since I’d posted here. You know how it goes. Sorry. What’s silly about the delay is I’ve had this guest post sitting in my mail box for weeks and just needed to clean it up and publish.Continue reading “Fwd: BEANS (Guest Post)”
Portabella and Caramelized Onions Emperador
Hello from Spain! Life has calmed down a bit in some ways, in that I’m not on the move so much these last few weeks. We came to this camp in the mountains of Spain last week. It has been nice to be a bit more settled, and of course the life is beautiful here.Continue reading “Portabella and Caramelized Onions Emperador”
Happy Noodle Year!
So, this past week has been Chinese New Year, which meant I had less time teaching, which meant I got in more time having adventures. So sorry for not posting a recipe last week, but the addressee of this cookbook (Marko) was at some private once-in-a-lifetime gig anyway, so I don’t suppose my “Cookbook forContinue reading “Happy Noodle Year!”
Peanut Butter + Celery Soup
The first entry in Marko’s cook book. Vegan grindcore peanut butter celery soup, with some cute little Ants on a Log for after school snack <3.
Home
This is the time of year I miss home most. The Upper Mississippi River Valley – Wisconsin side (Minnesota side would do in a pinch, I guess). The smell of the air. The autumn colors of the trees. Huntin’. I don’t suppose I’ll ever get out huntin’ again. Maybe if I’m lucky. Who knows. SureContinue reading “Home”
Últimos meses, próximos meses
Varias cosas han cambiado desde comencé esta clase en agosto. Es difícil creer que ya es octubre. Aquí hay tres cosas que han cambiado: 1) Tengo un año hasta que termine mi B.A. en español. He empezado buscar de un programa en M.Sc. de tecnologías lingüísticas. La mayoría de los buenos programas que he encontradoContinue reading “Últimos meses, próximos meses”
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