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This weekend we participated in an undergraduate research symposium in Washington DC (or near DC, right by the airport). I have been to research conferences before but not one specifically for undergraduate students. The atmosphere was a lot more lax, and students were not all fully dressed up in suits. I preferred it this way because I left all my nice suits and ...

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I normally just blog about places and food, but today I'm going to say a few brief words about a much more important topic. In 3 days the citizens of the United States of America will choose a new president. This is a momentous decision at a momentous time in history. I have already cast my ballot early and voted for change and history. I ...

... local satsang group was scheduled to play but we got rescheduled to much later in the evening. A "nationally known" kirtan artist was assigned our spot and played an extra long set. However, when it came time for our little satsang group to play we were given only 13minutes. 13minutes! It just seems to me (if I can rant here only briefly) that the "pros" are given the big time slots ...

... other or something which was really ******* him. Then his 13 yr old nephew who he was caring for at the time got sick after I believe a ski trip this guy took him on and his 13yr old nephew died. This guy, obviously, had trouble dealing with all this falling on him at one time and ended up out on the street. He also started feeling like someone was tapping him on the shoulder constantly or hearing voices. He spiralled further out of control and as he told us, if you were living on ...

... on reservations in America, I was able to deeply sit with the reality that faces Native persons. For me, I was able to understand and see for the first time that our country tries to sweep our Native community into a dust pile under the bed, out of view and out of responsibility. We pulled into Prasuna's house in Santa Fe, New Mexico far into the late evening hours, ready to rock n' roll. What greeted us in Santa Fe is another tale, please wait for the ensuing chapters.

... this morning about the same time I was planning to take the Orange Line out to the West Falls Church Metrorail station to catch the flyer bus to Dulles. Liza dropped me off just in time to catch the bus that was just about to close its door. There wasn't much of a crowd at the airport and I breezed through check-in and security ...

... the most forward and possessors of the worst chat-up lines ever. I was waiting for the train and this bloke just walked up to me and said 'do you use Head & Shoulders?', to which I replied 'no' hoping he was just odd, and I got back the response 'oh, well your hair is just beautiful, you are my No 1 today'. I just smiled politely and silently hoped he'd sod off. Which he did. I got on board without actually looking at any maps - fortunately my luck was in and I ...

... mass destruction in the shrubbery outside we would proceed with caution. Arriving at the island was a joyous occasion after a delightful conversation with a local who had never seen her city, and so we proceeded towards our tour of the ladies...pedestal. We passed through even more security including but not limited to, a sniffing machine. Blow-me-down if I ever discover how it works but it's kinda funky to be sniffed by a machine, but I'll save those stories for later. And so it ...