Looking over The Cathedral of Santiago and the city from Parque de Alameda, Spain. One of the best places to get away from the pressure of downtown." Photo courtesy of the writer.
The past three months have been some of the most challenging of my life, rivaling my first semester of college, when I failed all but…
On Saturday, April 28, Asian Student Association hosted the annual Taste of Asia event that showcased traditional Chinese music. Photo by Matthew Lavoie, Staff.
Many University of Maine students and community members passing through the Memorial Union on Saturday, April 28, witnessed the Asian Student Association’s Taste of Asia…
Sheep graze in the idyllic courtyard of Castelo de Morão in southwestern Portugal. Photo courtesy of the writer.
My mom came around the corner of Morao Castle shouting that my dad and I would be shocked walking through the gate. I told her…
A pair of dancers show off their moves to traditional Galician music in a basement pub. Photo courtesy of the writer.
I just received my first Spanish tongue-lashing from a train conductor. I’m on my way to Lisbon to meet my family for the week, and…
Courtesy of Merge Records Two hours before writing this, I had never heard of Wye Oak. Their newest album, “The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs,” popped up…
The Alhambra, built at the end of the Moorish occupation of Spain in the 13th century, sits atop a hill looking over Granada. Photo by Finn Bradenday. My little brother, Jonah, is in a cab on the way to the Madrid airport after spending a week bouncing around the south of Spain…
University of Maine students don’t know how to dance. I don’t blame us, call it the difference in cultures or the superior danceability of Latin…
Credit: Roger Askew/Rex/Shutterstock Ricky Gervais broke his seven-year hiatus from stand up with the Netflix special “Humanity.” It was clear from the beginning that he was playing catch-up…
I’m still in the process of recovering from a nasty cold/stomach bug that I’ve had since the night after I sent in my last column…
A vendor selling sausages, stew, and a pig’s leg in Santiago’s renaissance festival. Photo courtesy of the writer. On Sunday it stopped raining for the first time since I arrived in Santiago. That sounds like an exaggeration but I truly hadn’t seen the…