July 12, 2009
A couple months ago, I met a girl from Kyrgyzstan. When you’re in DC, you run into people like that, that make you realize you pretty much know nothing about the world. When I got home to read up on Kyrgyzstan, I came upon the custom of bride kidnapping. Well, I kind of already knew about it. Except the only knowledge I had of bride kidnapping was from the classic Soviet comedy, Caucasian Prisoner (as in Prisoner in the Caucaus ...
May 30, 2009
This week, I had lunch at the World Bank. It was AWESOME. Since I love international politics, international economics, and pretty much international anything (international Nutella), me going to lunch at the World Bank is like a hypochondriac being invited to tour the Centers for Disease Control. From the moment I set foot in the door, I instantly forgot about the concern and criticism surrounding the effectiveness of the Bank’s programs (found here, here, and here.) I was in awe. ...