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Has God ever realigned your journey? Re-routed the path you were on? What do you do when God realigns where you were going?
The world would tell us to check with the stars, put the covers over our head and not come out for a while, or listen to sappy songs. The Word tells us to seek Him, when we do not know what step to take next. "Call to me and I will tell you great and unsearchable things that you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3.
God has been realigning my journey and the most incredible part about it has been watching the thread of His hand. It is unmistakable. Three things I have done as God has realigned my journey:
Call to Him: God's word is crystal clear regarding what to do when we do not know what to do: call to Him. I have had to sit down and really think through this recently and re assess when I call to Him. I confess it has not been the first thing I do. I usually call someone not the One. Retraining my patterns to call to Him first has been a challenge, but is tremendously rewarding. I can be fully honest and not be concerned with how words come out, if it makes sense, or if I am crazy. He knows your heart and the desires of what your heart holds. You can tell Him anything, anyway. He understands and loves you for who you are. Call to Him. He will answer you.
Claim His Word: Ask God to show you a verse to claim during this season. Place it on the kitchen window, the bathroom mirror, above the air vent in the car, in your wallet, in the laundry room-all the places you frequent so you can be reminded of His promise to you. Satan wants to create a negative rut in your mind that digs deeper and deeper into despair, doubt, and eventually sin. As my mom says "re-map your thoughts with the things of Him, verses which are promises to you." Don't allow any other type of reconstruction that does not honor God go on in your heart and head.
Repack your backpack: if your journey is being realigned, take this time to go through your "backpack" and make sure what you are carrying with you is what you really need. Are you hiding His word in your heart? Do you have what you need for your family? Are you caring for yourself? Do you have a support system where you are? Surround yourself with encouragement and things that lift your eyes to Him, not things that detract and despair.
Are you walking through a challenging time? Let me know and I will be praying for you. Above all, know you are loved by an amazing Father who "has great plans for you-plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and future…" (Jeremiah 29:11)


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Video: Watch this man and his friend lead a lost gosling back to its family
The ultimate game of duck, duck, goose.
What would you do if you found a lost baby goose on the street?
When entrepreneur Ben Yurcisin and his friend were faced with the dilemma, they took matters into their own hands.
On their way to a restaurant, the pair took a detour when they spotted the adorable gosling looking lost, and decided to lead it back to its family.
"My best friend and I were walking to a diner in Hoboken, NJ. On our walk, I noticed there was a baby goose alone on the train tracks," said Yurcisin.
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"We then remembered on the beginning of our walk, about 0.5 miles back, we passed a family of baby geese with their parents, so we assumed this was Jeffrey's family (not sure where we thought of the name Jeffrey, it just felt right).
"So we tried comforting little Jeffrey and gaining his trust. After some 'goose whispering', for some reason he latched on to us and started following us wherever we went."
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There is a great irony in furnishing a multimillion dollar home with furniture designed for dorm rooms. As IKEA offers to furnish a luxury home with decidedly un-luxurious decor, what does this mean for fine furniture?
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This isn't the type of question I ask very often, but a post about a Thomas Brooks Dresser over at Rare Victorian peaked my interest. John Werry raised the issue of whether the winged male child, shown at the top of this dresser as well as in countless other works of furniture and art, ought to be referred to as…
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When asked to consider their relationship to other dealers in the industry, most antique furniture merchants will respond with one word: competition. Now of course this is a perfectly reasonable answer, and perfectly correct, but competitive rivalry doesn't exactly capture the nature of the business.
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Nora Ephron Was Taken Away from Us too Soon
The Most of Nora Ephron celebrates this talented writer. If there was a medium in which she could express herself through words, then Ephron was on it.
The Most of Nora EphronPublisher: Knopf
Length: 576 pages
Author: Nora Ephron
Price: $35.00
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 2013-10
When Nora Ephron passed away in 2012 at the age of 71, she left behind an oeuvre that includes newspaper articles, plays, blogs, screenplays, personal essays and novels. If there was a medium in which she could express herself through words, then she was on it. Perhaps the devastating illness she kept secret from the press was one of the reasons why she never had the opportunity to flourish on Twitter. Her legacy can be seen in the way in which modern female writers like Tina Fey and Lena Dunham (who befriended her near the end of her life) express their opinions about the world, not to mention how it's impossible to go to a restaurant and not say the phrase, "I'll have what she's having", which appears in her wonderful screenplay for When Harry Met Sally....
Even if she mostly proved to be an author who drew from her own life experience to help inspire her work, Ephron had a warm quality that allowed us to discover ourselves in stories in which she talked about her divorce or her aging process. Upon her unexpected death we found ourselves noticing that she left behind a void that would be practically impossible to fill. Her work, like her life, seemed so effortless that it wasn't until we knew that there would be no new Nora Ephron literature, ever that we desperately craved for more of her charming wisdom.
Knopf has put together a marvelous anthology containing practically everything written by Ephron, from her essays to her novel to her blogs. The anthology is divided into chapters that acknowledge the many hats she wore during her career; the journalist, the profiler, the novelist, the foodie, the playwright... and it should feel surprising to realize that while her voice was always friendly, she took on each of these enterprises with different stylistic approaches.
Her journalism shows a matter of factness that feels funny only because we know about her future work in comedy, "some years ago the man I am married to to told me he had always had a mad desire to go to an orgy" she begins in "Introduction to Wallflower at the Orgy", before she goes into an explanation of how she realized she wanted to become a journalist and how different her personal experience was from the ideas she had about what the work required, "what separates me from what I write about is, I suspect, a sense of the absurd that makes it difficult for me to take many things terribly seriously." She explains that she doesn't believe in objectivity before stating with utmost confidence that "I always have an opinion about the orgy; I'm just not down on the floor with the rest of the bodies."
In piece after piece in the chapter on "Journalism", Ephron displays a passion for life that seems obviously deflated once we reach her autobiographical novel Heartburn (reading her work chronologically makes for an altogether more fulfilling, if also more heartbreaking, experience) in which the character meant to be her, explains her need to turn everything into stories. "If I tell the story, I control the version. Because if I tell the story, I can make you laugh, and I would rather have you laugh at me than feel sorry for me" she explains. Ephron's lovely prose makes it altogether more disappointing that the movie version starring Meryl Streep felt like such a convoluted, lifeless affair.
As we reach her blogging era we find ourselves in the presence of a writer who knew how to differentiate between the urgency of print journalism and the laid back, more informal nature of blogging. In "Deep Throat and Me: Now It Can Be Told, and Not for the First Time Either" she pokes fun at herself by saying "indiscretion" is her middle name. She explains how she knew the identity of a key figure who changed American contemporary history, and she does it while subtly highlighting her intelligence while also teasing other people's creativity, when someone told her journalist Bob Woodward invented Deep Throat she explained that "Bob Woodward would never have invented anything, much less a composite character" with a tongue-in-cheekness that's more adorable than arrogant.
Perhaps the only truly problematic item in this anthology is her play, "Lucky Guy", which feels incomplete and was put on stage on Broadway in 2013 but obviously lacked a few rewrites and tune ups. It's not that the play is bad, for the story of tragic columnist Mike McAlary is certainly worth telling, but that seen in retrospect, it already feels elegiac, as if in writing it, Ephron was trying to make sense of her own legacy and what she would leave behind. The feeling of incompleteness in the play, which fails to construct completely believable characters, should be a reminder that this was a woman who was taken from us way too soon.


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My argument here is really with the notion that a premiere at a major festival is your point of maximal awareness. It's not, never has been and never will be, unless such festivals do a lot of re-visioning of what they are and how they operate. It's truly a sign of the self-absorption of the entire industry that they can think this is remotely true.
Brian Newman follows up this past weekend's "The Conversation" conference with some thoughts on fest premieres and building awareness for your film.


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When it comes to getting the most benefit from training, it's no secret that quality trumps quantity.
If you read my article "Top 10 Reasons Exercise Is Bad For You", then you know how too much exercise can be harmful (and what you can do about it)…
…and my post on "10 Ways Ironman Triathletes Can Avoid Chronic Cardio Self-Destruction" goes into good techniques for triathletes to get the most training efficiency.
Swimming is no different, and in today's guest post is by Kevin Koskella, from TriSwimCoach.com, you'll learn why you may be swimming too much, and what you can do about it.
Whether or not you're a swimmer, there are concepts in this article that apply to all forms of training…
And now, let's hear from Kevin Koskella…
"How much did you do today?"
That's often the question heard around pools where triathletes practice. Usually, the answer is a number measured in yards or meters that we swim.
Common wisdom is that the more you can do in a single workout, the better shape you are getting yourself into. I've even heard swimmers complain that they "only had time for 2000 yards today!" – as if there is some number that qualifies as a complete workout and anything short of that is utter failure.
Back in the 1970's, the popular notion in age group swimming communities was the more, the better. Let's train 4 hours a day in the pool, 10,000 yards wasn't enough, let's do 15,000 or 20,000 on big days! Long Slow Distance (or LSD) was the name of the game.
Physically, this led to a lot of shoulder injuries and other signs that bodies were breaking down.
Mentally, this led to burnout.
And the bottom line was, high yardage wasn't working. It was overkill. Throughout the next couple of decades, the massive distance workouts came down to more reasonable levels with most clubs.
But today, there is still a hangover from those days of staring at the "black line" at the bottom of the pool for hours at a time.
We still compare ourselves with other athletes and with what we did yesterday or last week. "I must up my yards!" we say, but this idea of "more is better" is just outdated thinking.
In recent times, we have seen ultra marathoners posting PR's after cutting their training time in half. We have seen the value of sprint work for marathon training, the benefits of weights and yoga for swimming. However, we still insist on adding up yards, laps, and miles in the pool.
I'm here to tell you that there is a better way!
Quality should be emphasized over quantity. Stroke technique is the most important thing you can work on if you're a beginner swimmer. Nothing will make up for poor technique – including adding distance to your workouts.
If you've got an adequate stroke for triathlon swimming already, then you're in luck. Workouts can become a lot more fun than what you've been doing and I, as a swim coach, officially give you permission to cut down on your pool time.
Most people are doing long boring workouts in the pool like:
-Warmup: 500
-Drill: 8x50s
-Main Set: 10x200s
-Warm Down: 200
Often times, these are mindless workouts, done on an interval and a pace that doesn't vary. This will train your body to do what it has done in the past, but nothing more. You won't lose speed but you won't likely make gains either.
Let's take that swim workout above and "hack" it, and make it more quality and less quantity. Here's what that would look like:
Begin with 12×100's
-#1 is a warm up 100
-100's #2-11 90% effort, with :30 rests after each
-#12 is cool down 100
Get out of the pool and do 3 rounds of:
-10 pushups
-10 burpeess
-5 pullups
That's it!
You just cut your swimming down by about 2/3rds and probably saved half the time you would have with the old workout- and you're getting even more out of it. Of course, this workout may be too advanced for your current fitness level, so you can feel free to cut it down – you will be getting benefits from it no matter what level you are currently.
Finally, keep in mind that the key to improvement is recovery. The swimming hacks are not meant as intensity shortcuts – in fact, these workouts are much more intense than what you're probably used to. There is no one-size-fits-all. You may need more rest between workouts than you were taking before. Listen to your body and don't be tempted to go back to the old ways of adding up yards and laps in the pool to measure progress!
What better time to start your swimming hacks than right now in the winter? Leave your questions, comments or feedback below and be sure to check out TriSwimCoach for even more swim tips (you can use 10% discount code BENG10 on anything there)!


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The blogs, stories and people I love to read the most are the ones that seem to have no idea I'm reading them. Traffic is not a measure of how well you're writing. Comments aren't either. Write, blog or tell your stories for the sheer joy of unleashing your creativity.Point well-taken Gwen.
My traffic charts are fun to read. The comments and e-mails I receive are very rewarding. Messages that appear on my Guestbook are undeniably encouraging. All of these are perks for sharing with the world personal ponderances (and other words I have made up to prove a point.) To be fair to any readership I am lucky--very lucky and grateful--to have, I can't let anything distract me from my goal here in the blogosphere, you know, the whole reason behind "Enjoy It."
God has given me two clear desires. The first, a baby. The second, to write. While the first one has been so far unattainable, the second one has found a home, here on cjanerun.com. I write about all the second best things to having a baby. Far seconds, but what are you going to do?
So here is to remembering my purpose for clocking in on my blog everyday. My delicious little pleasures, which have incidentally doubled, no tripled, no FOURDRIPLED! since I started recognizing their existence. It seems that whenever I post a happy adventure, I end up with a dozen more experiences begging to be published.
If I begin to post several times a day, I hope no one will think I've gone mad (or, like, madsolutely mad.) It's just me opening up my life for more enjoyables as well as taking the advise of Ms. Bell and "unleashing my creativity."
P.S. Something else to ponder: "The blogs, stories and people I love to read the most are the ones that seem to have no idea I'm reading them."
Can I write with the mindset that no one is going to read me?
Will that improve my posts?
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The Tourism Industry and Economic Issues Affecting It
Publication Date: July 2003
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Business (Hospitality and tourism business)
The measure of a country's international tourism receipts, also referred to as travel services exports, is the total amount of spending by visitors to that country. The United States is, by far, the world's leader in tourism receipts, accounting for approximately 16% of the world's total. The measure of a country's international tourism expenditures, also referred to as travel service imports, is the amount of spending by its visitors in foreign countries. The United States also leads the world in tourism expenditures. Travel services are a significant export in the U.S. economy, accounting for 32% of all private services exports.
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by Arlene Goldbard, Chief Policy Wonk
On May 26th, the USDAC presented a Citizen Artist Salon entitled "Time for a Culture Corps! Artists' Jobs for the Public Good, Then & Now." (You can watch the video here.) Our idea was to learn from the history of public-interest jobs for artists, preparing the ground for new ideas and possibilities, then share some of them.
This is more than a brainstorm: on November 17-19, the USDAC will hold our first-ever national convening in St. Louis. On the final day of CULTURE/SHIFT 2016, we'll launch the full cultural policy platform we foreshadowed back in September with An Act of Collective Imagination.
Calling for artists jobs in the public interest is certain to be part of the platform, so here's our question: how do you envision that?
Our May Citizen Artist Salon started with history (I presented that segment); then continued with Cultural Agent Michael Schwartz—muralist, community activist, and founder of the Tucson Arts Brigade—describing the long-term efforts to get this subject on Tucson's agenda which led (among other things) to his being hired as manager of the City of Tucson Mural Program; then moved on to a presentation by Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz—media-maker, Columbia University Visiting Scholar, and Aspen Institute Franklin Project fellow—who is developing a program on the Americorps model.
To imagine most powerfully what may come, it helps to know a bit about the past. For instance, I find it inspiring that both times—the 1930s and 1970s—this country's response to an economic crisis has led to public service jobs, small human factors were catalytic in connecting those jobs programs to the public interest in art. See what I mean:
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the smaller programs that preceded it were sparked by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's friend George Biddle, who had studied in Mexico with muralist Diego Rivera. He put the notion of a publicly supported mural program into FDR's head. Based on that success, when the WPA was created to address massive unemployment, one of its most important parts was Federal One, with major programs in visual arts, music, theater, writing, and history. Add up all the artists supported via Federal One and you get 40,000 jobs (the equivalent of 100,000 in today's population) at a cost of $27 million (adjusted for inflation, the equivalent of $471 million today, more than three times the current National Endowment for the Arts budget). It all started with Biddle whispering in FDR's ear, which led to the Public Works of Art Program being established in 1933.
The Federal Theatre Project was one of the most innovative and far-reaching Federal One initiatives, headed by Hallie Flanagan (who got that job courtesy of WPA head Harry Hopkins, one of FDR's closest advisers, who'd known her from Grinnell College). Under Flanagan's leadership, the FTP's "Living Newspaper" productions treated such controversial and urgent topics as the spread of syphilis (Spirochete) and pervasive poverty and exploitation (One-Third of A Nation). The Negro Theatre Unit supported Black theaters in 15 different cities. And that's just a sample of what was accomplished in multiple art forms.
If Biddle sounds like a fluke, consider this: when the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) was passed in 1973, it was intended as a way to create jobs in a time of high unemployment. But a man called John Kreidler, who had worked at the Office of Management and Budget in Washington, saw its potential for artist's employment. The project he designed with the San Francisco Neighborhood Arts Program provided the first 125 CETA arts jobs (with recipients chosen from among a thousand applicants, working as muralists, circus performers, poets, workshop leaders, and in a slew of other arts jobs). The idea spread across the nation: the Department of Labor estimated that CETA arts jobs amounted to $200 million in 1979 alone.
These stories make me think about the way accident and serendipity sometimes determine the course of events, taking us to destinations we could never achieve by tiptoeing cautiously through the proper channels obtaining permission to innovate.
Who's out there now who could connect us to the next WPA or CETA?
The thirties and seventies programs were very different: Federal One was national, with projects in every state and many localities, coordinated from the top; CETA was based on local governments and nonprofits ("prime sponsors") applying for job funds to be used locally. (If you want to learn more about either of them, we've compiled a few suggested references here.) But they had one critical thing in common: both were created to address unemployment in many fields, so they were widely supported by those advocating public intervention to balance the deficits of the commercial marketplace. They weren't special-interest programs created only for artists, a hard sell at the best of times.
So what's next? What are the best ways to pursue broad public benefit so the work of artists for the public good is integral, valued, and supported?
I advocate a "thousand flowers" approach. I don't think there's anyone in Washington right now who will jump at the chance to champion a new WPA (although you never know: hopeful energy does rise at every presidential election; you'll note that several of the essays linked in our compilation of references were written in 2008-9, early days for President Obama). But I also don't think we should stop advocating for a full nationwide jobs initiative. Each time the people who want that back off because their hopes don't seem "realistic," the bar of possibility gets set a little higher, the prospect of fruition gets a little more distant, the compromises grow weaker.
During the Citizen Artist Salon, Michael Schwartz pointed to one type of local alternative: he detailed how he and Tucson Arts Brigade colleagues had been attentive to public-sector social aims and the ways participatory public art can address them. For instance, they carried out research that demonstrated that unwanted graffiti appeared far less frequently where community murals were present in Tucson, and that helped to make a powerful argument for a city-sponsored public art program which is now responding to community needs and as a result, channeling fees to artists.
"Within every government agency," Michael said, "there are dollars that anybody on this teleconference could access with our skillsets. They need our skills, and it's a matter of matching up those bids with our skills. Every single day there are thousands of these bids that go online looking for people to offer programs. Federal government, local government, tribal governments are all in great need of our services." Click around the Tucson Arts Brigade website to learn exactly how Michael and his colleagues have succeeded.
Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz—herself an Americorps veteran—described how she is developing "Community Artist Year," a pilot effort in Santa Fe, NM, whereby young artists and administrators can be placed in yearlong posts in cooperating nonprofits. She pointed to the fact that applications for service jobs through Americorps range from five to 13 for each available post, so demand hugely outstrips supply; and it's especially hard to sustain a service year when you have to rely on the small stipend offered, especially in communities where rentals costs are high. She is looking to make "room for young adults who are interested in bringing creative service to a service year opportunity," and devising interventions that can make that feasible.
Mi'Jan's pilot idea is grounded in the principle of reciprocity: "Make it a mutually reciprocal positive relationship, an opportunity for everybody. What if cultural institutions, community-based organizations, and participants designed this program together for everyone's benefit?" In her vision, the design includes residential support, a dedicated mentorship circles, professional development support, and more.
One of my favorite ideas is simply repurposing funds allocated to organizations and agencies to pay for their public information—especially where the brochures, PSAs, and public meetings they produce are the kind everyone ignores—to employ artists to create visual images, theater, or moving image media that actually engage and connect people to positive social goals the agencies were created to pursue.
Cast your mind forward a few years. Let's endow you with magical policy powers, with the capacity to craft generative visions and to ensure they are enacted. What is your dream of artists' jobs for the public good? Help us propose the most creative ideas by sharing yours at email@example.com.


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St Kitts and Nevis
When you hear there's an upcoming trip to the Caribbean for two weeks, you aren't exactly going to say no! I've been lucky enough to have visited a few places in the Caribbean for work, but like many of my trips, they were only brief.
On an island this small, you're never far away from the beach, and I was staying at a great little resort in the Frigate Bay area. From my room it was only a 2 minute walk to the beach itself, and there were plenty of restaurants and bars that lined the beach itself. Life on the island moves at a very different pace, and that's what I love about the Caribbean. Some things are so simple, especially the food. I'll definitely miss that for sure! For me, most mornings started out with a leisurely stroll along the beach, among the locals taking their routine morning walk and dip in the sea.
Even the drive to work was something I looked forward to each day, driving the main road that meanders along the coast, and you soon get used to the absolutely insane local taxi drivers in their customised vans. Some of the scenery reminded me of Jurassic Park, with a huge volcano in the centre of St Kitts itself, that despite how sunny it was everywhere else, was always covered by thick low lying clouds. Each day was full of little surprises, like a lovely lady visiting us at work most days selling delicious home made cakes. Her banana bread was amazing, and it was even still warm from coming out the oven.
Despite being there for work, I did manage to visit quite a few restaurants, and see a few things around the island. If you ever visit St Kitts, these would be my 'must visit' places:
- Bobsy's Super Wings - Quite possibly the best ribs I've ever had. They also do great wings in a variety of different flavoured sauces. It's not the most picturesque location, as you're served the food from a shipping container at the side of one of the busiest roads in the area, but if you're after amazing simple food, it's definitely worth a visit.
- Mr X's Shiggidy Shack - One of the many bars/restaurants that line Frigate Bay, this was pretty much my local for great food and a few drinks. The setting is beautiful, and you can have dinner right on the beach itself. They have a great selection of local food including freshly caught fish. If you're there at the weekend, they also do a great full English breakfast! They frequently have live music each evening too, so it's a great place to relax in the evening.
- Timothy Hill Lookout - If you ever visit St Kitts, you're bound to end up in the Frigate Bay area. This lookout is a right near it, and provides fantastic views back across the island, or over to neighbouring Nevis. You can also watch the stark contrast between the rougher Atlantic Ocean and the calmer Caribbean Sea in one view. Walk to the top to make the views even more rewarding!
For the first time in a while, I decided not to take a digital camera and only bring my two 35mm film cameras, one for colour, the other B&W. Despite having lots of photo opportunities, I really didn't want to be snapping away like mad, but only have a limited number of shots for the two weeks I would be there. It worked out perfectly in the end, finishing my last roll on the flight out.
Leica M6 // 50mm Summicron // Portra 400 Olympus OM4-Ti // 50mm 1.4 // Tri-X 400 (+2)


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My story "All You Can Do is Breathe" is now live at Nightmare Magazine. Other stories in the issue are from from Megan Arkenberg ("The Crowgirl") and Norman Partridge ("10/31: Bloody Mary"), and Alaya Dawn Johnson ("The Score").
So pleased to be in this magazine. John Joseph Adams is an excellent editor, with an eye for what works and a startling attention to details.
I talk about the story here.


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Sea Ghost #1
"The Sea Ghost in the Machine"
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Penny Kenny
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Writer: Jay Piscopo
Artist: Jay Piscopo
Publisher: Nemo Publishing
A mysterious sphere transports Sea Ghost to a world where the sea and land dwellers are at war. Can he convince both sides to end their conflict and unite forces to defeat the real enemy?
No kidding, the theme music from the original Super Friends cartoon was running through my head the entire time I was reading "The Sea Ghost in the Machine." Jay Piscopo's Sea Ghost #1 plays out like a Hanna-Barbara or Filmation Saturday morning cartoon. This one-shot has the same kind of energy and fast pace of those classic action cartoons of the '60s and '70s. Also like those shows, "The Sea Ghost in the Machine" is filled to the brim with concepts like "Temporal Displacement Energy Fields," "Bio-engineered Doomsday Mutants," "Old Gods," and shark-copters. Piscopo tosses them out for the reader to "Oooh" and "Ahhh" over and moves on with the narrative, much the way his inspiration Jack Kirby did.
There's a big, open, anything can happen feel to the story. It begins in the Sea Ghost's underwater headquarters outside Atlantis, bounces across the galaxy, sweeps underwater again, then up to land, and then to an icy, arctic region. At every location something is accomplished. Piscopo isn't just drawing cool looking scenery. He's telling a story that has a beginning, middle, and end and makes sense.
For all the action, and there's plenty of that (Sea Ghost breaks nets, heads, walls, and Lovecraft-lite creatures) Piscopo takes the time to establish Sea Ghost as a person you want to spend time with. The three panels showing him interact with his children and the following two where he speaks to the spirit of his wife set him up as a decent, honorable man....Follow this link to read the full review.
Sea Ghost #1 is a must have for readers looking for a fun, intelligent, action based story and for fans who miss the glory days of Saturday morning cartoons when Space Ghost, Aquaman, and The Herculoids graced the airwaves. ~ Penny Kenny, Comics Bulletin


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Do you know that Arbor Crossing apartments have always had value? Well, the truth is that although they have value you need not rush into making hasty decisions regarding these apartments. The quality and reports of neighbors in the area can help you to decide on which apartments will be the best for you and which ones will simply not cut. Although you should not consider what one person says to be final, try as much to be very tactical with the questions you ask people in the area and you will know if the apartment you want to go check out is worth your time.
There are a lot of times when you get to have apartment owners who are very rude and not welcoming. This is why you need to be very cautious as well as tactical in all that you do. Some people try to ask for discounts but it can be difficult if you want to live in the apartment with a pet. Before you rush into a rental, make sure you check your budget too. You need to have a very clear amount in mind that you know you can count on for perfection; an amount that you know will cut it.
It is not all time that you might have the entire amount. However, when you have a budgeted sum, you are able to make the right decisions. It is not advisable for you to spend a lot of money of your monthly salary on house rent. This will definitely break you. Make sure you have to pay less than half of your monthly salary and also can be able to save some money up before you many any rush decisions.
Make sure your monthly rent does not go over 33% of your complete monthly income or amount. There is always the need for you to be upfront and also sincere with the apartment owner about your budget so that you do not waste time checking a whole apartment only to be hit with the bad news in the end. Make sure the rules and regulations of the apartment owner are reasonable and agreeable. Yes, there are some apartment owners who are simply a pain.
This is why you need to be cautious and very concerned about the agreements you sign. Never sign an agreement of tenancy unless you have read and completely understood what it has to say and also unless you agree to everything it has to say. Go over them over and over again and do not stop till you know you are convinced about the agreement. Signing a lease agreement is the final straw so do not sign if you are not sure.


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The Slowest Queue: Why Do Careers Always Seem To Be Progressing More Quickly Elsewhere?
I recently passed a long queue of kids outside the Supreme shop in Soho. I was at once disdainful of the young people's insatiable appetite for tee shirts and trainers; and envious of their collective cool and camaraderie.
I have always been ambivalent about queues.
On the one hand I'm rather fond of them: the obligation to pause for a moment's reflection; the opportunity to observe what's in other people's trolleys; the quiet satisfaction that there are others waiting behind me. Queues can be social, communal. They suggest inherent value; something worth waiting for. But then again I rather resent queues: the wasted time; the sense of injustice; the fear of missing out; the 'quiet desperation.' And, of course, the conviction that the other line is definitely moving along faster than my own.
So why am I always in the slowest queue?
There is a whole branch of science dedicated to 'queueing theory.' Firstly, the experts offer a simple statistical explanation for my sense of my line's sluggishness. If there are three queues in a shop, the chances of my line being the quickest are only one in three. So it's not just me: another queue is probably moving faster.
Secondly there is a psychological explanation. Experiments have shown that people only tend to notice the queue when their line is progressing slowly. So queue awareness is closely aligned with queue slowness.
Moreover, when I'm in a slow queue, it feels really slow. The minutes dawdle; the seconds drag. Time is elastic. We tend to experience time differently while waiting.
Although queue theorists have established that a singular serpentine line is fairer and quicker, more competitive types would rather take their chances with separate lines. But it's hard to game the queue: you can't predict when a customer ahead of you will be more talkative or troublesome; and sometimes a shorter line indicates a slower salesperson.
A recent University College London report (The Guardian, 19 February 2017) observed that on average people wait for only six minutes in a queue, and they are unlikely to join one with more than six people in it. Scores vary according to the appeal of the end experience and the availability of distractions (smart phones and mirrors, natch). Nonetheless, I'm sure that in previous, less pressurised, times we would happily have fallen in with longer queues and put up with them for longer. In the accelerated age our patience is wearing thin.
I wonder if we suffer something akin to this queueing dilemma in our careers. We see our peers and juniors progressing at pace at other companies. There always seems to be another business, another industry, at which career advancement is more rapid. And our own progress feels so slow. So we are propelled to look elsewhere; to try our luck in another queue, at another employer. With variable results we endeavour to game the queue. And the frequency with which we switch lanes or jump ship increases with the passing years.
Queueing theory suggests we may be deluding ourselves somewhat when we job hop: responding to the sensation of present slowness, rather than to the reality of speed elsewhere.
Of course, careers are not queues. Though there is always an element of waiting in line, career progress depends on the talent and hard work of the employee; and the opportunities and environment provided by the employer. We should always be prepared to move on when the opportunities are markedly better elsewhere; when the alternative environment is decidedly more conducive to learning, growth and good work.
I'm just sounding a note of caution. We should be alert to the psychological forces at play when we're frustrated at work. We should move for positive, not passive reasons; in order to seize real opportunities, not just to escape a seeming lack of them.
I confess I'm something of an irregular case. I happily stayed in the same company for some 25 years. I found that every time people ahead of me in the career queue departed, my own career moved on a step. And perhaps there is a lesson here: sometimes it makes sense to stay exactly where you are; to stick, not twist; to keep your place in the queue of life. Not all waiting is in vain.
'I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl,
My heart says follow t'rough.
I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,
But the waitin' feel is fine.'
Bob Marley, 'Waiting in Vain'
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Reflections of a High School Reunion
The age old question of should I go or not go to my high school reunion, has been around since the time of the dinosaur. I've been pondering this question ever since I read one of Chuck Lorre's vanity cards at the end of the television show - "Two and a half men". I'm sure that there are plenty of others out there that have been pondering this same question as well. While I was thinking about this topic I decided to Google my high school class, and bingo what should appear? In a far distant dark corner of the internet, a very old long forgotten web site popped up on my computer monitor, which was created by my high school classmates, prior to the reunion.
My high school class had somewhere around 600 people in it, so there was no way to have known everyone. however this old site had hundreds of uncensored entries, and when I say uncensored, I mean totally uncensored. I remembered most of these folks, who posted comments on this site. I eventually opted not to attend the high school reunion, but this old site gave me a bird's eye view, and a reflection of my old high school classmates.
I've selected a few of their comments to be included in this hub. I didn't make any of this up, and these are their own words. However I did have to clean up some of the language. There were some comments which I couldn't even consider using, that were unpublishable even on the hub pages. It takes all kinds of folks to make up a high school class, and you are about to see what I mean. I'd now like to introduce you all to some of my high school classmates, as they ponder the question themselves, of going to the high school reunion.
There are those who have a really big heart
Hello everyone! It is so nice to see everyone on this wonderful website.! Boy it has been a rough 9 months! I just got out of rehab and now things are getting back to normal. The booze, the drugs and the meaningless one night stands really took their toll. But I am cleaned up and ready to go to the reunion! I have been married three times and have 3 wonder children. I am really looking forward to our reunion. I cannot wait to see Mark. I always had a crush on him. What a cute little stud muffin. I bet he still looks good! It was really a shame about Lee being eaten alive by that crocodile in Australia. I always thought he was such a nice boy. Mark, watch out! Cause I want a kiss! I have also learned that Lee was not eaten alive by an alligator. I was so sorry to have spread that rumor. But of course, I was hooked on Vicodin back then so I have no idea what I was saying. I apologize to everyone. See you all in November! Bye! Hugs, Angela
There are those who went into bussiness for themselves.
Hey Guys, Life is really great. I'm a professional male escort. Making the big bucks now baby!!!. Very glad I never wasted my time with continuing education. Catch you on the west coast some time. peace!!!
There are those who found martial bliss.
Hello everyone, Its really nice to hear from you all. I have been happily married for 13 years and I have a precious daughter Olivia. She is a present from heaven. After I graduated I moved out of the area. I met my husband Greg and we moved back home. He liked the area. My husband is the manager at the Royal Flush septic tank company who's motto is "A straight flush beats a full house every time". We still live in the area, but we are looking to move soon. I hope that everyone is doing well, and I hope to hear from you soon.
There are those who were married, and now aren't.
Hi guys, I was married for 12 1/2 years but now divorced. I have a 9 year old girl , and an 8 year old boy and we live back home. Hope to see everyone at the reunion.
There were those who can't decide between the single life and marriage.
Hi everyone - I was married, then divorced, and now I've been married for 12 years. I've been working for the same company for 19 years, doing transmission rebuilding.
There are those who want to be left alone, and are destined to live the single life.
Hi, Divorced, no kids, not looking for either one. Thanks for directing me to this website.
There are those who traveled great distances.
Hey Everybody, I'm still having fun. I've been hanging out in the Bahamas (Hopetown). I've finally found paradise. PAT
There are those who moved far away, and are back .
Hello everyone, back in our old neighborhood after living in San Diego for a time. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Single, never married and have no plans to do such. President of Internet start-up company. Look me up!
There are those who are behind bars.
Hello all! This is great. As I stated, my release date is September. Haven't seen much since graduation. Can't wait to see the sky. I been working out a lot and studying for MD Bar. I heard the reunion will be on bus line, so I will be there. I hear a lot from Kevin. He is doing well with rehab. He will not be released, but he can get a day pass. I was hoping we could work a fund raiser of some kind to help me out with getting back into the real world. Any leads on a good job and place to bunk out is greatly appreciated. If you need to contact me I'm usually in the chat rooms when school lets out. Can't wait to rekindel old memories, as much of the past is mostly a blur. Good luck all and stay clean.
There are those who are totally full of it.
Hey gang. It is great to see how well everybody is doing. Thanks for the well wishes I've received. OK. My story(short version) Put myself through school and graduated with a degree in finance. Moved to the island of Maui in Hawaii. Opened a nightclub business as managing partner. The Blue Tropix was Maui's premiere nightspot. Spent most time surfing, scuba diving, swimming, biking and meeting people from all over. Met a beautiful actress named Marla while she was on vacation. We were married at sunset on the beach. After much consideration, we decided to live in L.A. The nightclub accepted a buyout from the World Cafe. Moved to LA. I worked designing accounting systems for a successful entrepreneur. My son was born. He is my pride and joy. Currently, we live in Marina del Rey (very close to the beach)in West LA. I am two years in as the controller for an investment bank based in Century City. Everyone in the family is great.
There are those who would rather be anywhere but at the reunion.
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, none of that Happy Holiday crap here. I hope everyone is healthy and doing well. I've been married for eight years now. We started having sex last week. I have a fourteen year old stepson who looks just like me. I work as a Field Supervisor for Verizon, formerly Bell Atlantic, formerly C&P Telephone, formerly AT&T or ma bell. I'm still playing music, but not at any reunion. In fact I have a date to play this weekend, See ya there.
There are those who never made it to the reunion
I missed all the reunions. I wasn't well known during high school. After graduating I joined the air force . Since then look forward to any contact with those who may have known me. Best wishes to my class.
There were those who never knew about the reunion.
Hi everyone, I guess I should have left a message the first time I signed in! This site is great. I just learned about it. Hi Jay and thanks for tuning me in! I am married to my husband Joe for 10 years now. We have 3 boys. I worked for an Oral Surgeon for 12 years and now have dedicated MY LIFE to my kids and my husband. Soccer mom and all! Just love it. For some reason I never got a notice about the reunion. Is this a hint?? I even bought my parent's house. This site is great and I have really enjoyed reading it. Take care everyone and I planned on coming to the reunion if I only knew where it was.
There are those who never made it out of their house.
It's been real dudes! Been smoking some bud, flipping some eggs and smoking more bud. I don't even remember high school!! The last thing I remember was getting stoned! Whacked, but still alive!
There were those who were looking forward to the reunion.
I am looking forward to the reunion and just wanted to let you know that my e-mail address has changed to. Hope to see everbody real soon.
There were those who it took some time to recuperate from the reunion.
I just recovered from the reunion. It was a lot of fun seeing everyone. Hats off to everyone who put this together. The band was great!
These were the people who I grew up with, and went through all of school with. I think I may have made the right decision by skipping the reunion, and I don't feel like I missed a single solitary thing now!
Did you go to your high school reunion?
Oh my ..my ..my .these are just breathtaking. She is eyirvtheng you say she is .Beautiful!! The photography is beyond eyirvtheng. Thanks for sharing ..I didn't breath while looking at them .just BREATHTAKING!
I noticed on a similar website that if marriage was mentioned but the spouse was not named, further down was a mention of divorce. I thought that was very sad.
I went to my first high school reunion in 2010 and plan to attend the one this year. I had a ball and reconnected with some people I grew up with but never really hung out with back then. Some of us have maintained communication, traveled together and been supportive ever since. I am looking forward to this years reunion by a different group and class range than before. I always imagined attending a reunion and now I get two and have enjoyed being reconnected to so many people I've known since elementary school thanks to facebook. It only took 20+ years. :-)
I never went to my high school reunion and this hub reminds me of more reasons to just say no!
Very interesting. It really does take all kinds of people to make this world!
Hi, interesting hub. We didn't have a reunion custom where I grew up, so never went to one. It would be interesting to have one now, though, after almost half a century, if we could hunt up everybody.
We're scattered to the four winds. I just found my childhood best friend after 30 years, and she's coming to my son's wedding in 2 months. Facebook is a great wallbreaker.
This is a great hub! I found out something very interesting when I attended my reunion. Everyone was screwed up, not just me! LOL
We all had our struggles but I had assumed that every one's insides must match their outsides. That's not always the case. I'm glad I went to the reunion. After some years have gone by, we all seemed to have mellowed and we truly enjoyed spending time together.
Thanks for a great hub! Voted up!
Hilarious, thanks for writing. I haven't been to a reunion yet. It is funny the stuff we write in our high school annuals, and then . . . Ha In His Love, Faith Reaper
Thanks, Teylina, you truly are a kindred spirit!
I'm with you on that one, Credence! Think every comment on here has some validity to it. The only reunion I ever attended was my 1st husband's because I was enough younger to help him forget Credence' comments. Then he found the "friends" he had gotten so well along with were hitting on me. Worst reunion for both of us. But thinking like you, --maybe==
My 40th is coming up this summer. Most people only go to those things if they have something they want to crow about. Nobody is anxious not be remembered as they once were, not have sagging busoms, balding pates, wrinkled skin, bad breath, all the rest, where the youthful standard once was.......
Because of the distance and expense I have to give thought to the idea, it may be possible that no one shows up.
This reminds me of my high school reunion and our quirky website. I find most of my classmates so totally in another world. After meeting these 'strangers', I found it disturbing that I don't share much with them. I lost contact with them in no time. But, I never lost touch with my best friends ever. Thanks for sharing. Voted up.
Fun, never went to mine. For the most part I have kept in touch with everyone I wanted to
Good hub. Voted up and funny.
Never went to my reunions--like some others, didn't know about them. However, I almost did go to my 20th (dating myself!) because my husband wanted to show me off: I was eight (8!) mos. pregnant, had a gorgeous red dress, still dark hair and he said I'd probably be the prettiest pregnant reuniting person there! Great Hub! Hmmm. Maybe I'll hunt up the next one (if there is one!)
Maybe there should be a reunion for dropouts too...couldn't be any worse! ;) Nice hub.
Nice write , I enjoyed .
Enjoyed your hub. Made me chuckle! Never attended my high school reunion and probably won't ever. I would probably find the same people you have noted, just different faces.
Well as they say it takes alsorts to make a world! Interesting read, thanks for posting.


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AB 298 prohibits stores from distributing single-use carryout bags. Certain types of bags may be made available for consumer purchase.
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AB 298 will prohibit stores from distributing single-use carryout bags. Reusable bags, paper bags, and compostable bags (in some jurisdictions) can be made available for sale. The bill also requires stores to provide plastic bag recycling collection bins and creates a reusable bag certification program.
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Who could resist a quilt block with a name like Handy Andy? This is one of those quilt blocks where I would love to know the origin of the name! I have made it here as a 15″ square. The pattern does involve quarter square triangles, but don't be put off – it's just like making half square triangles twice.
Cutting requirements
3.1/2″ squares: four white, four light blue
3.7/8″ squares: six each in light blue and white
4.1/4″ squares: two each in dark blue and light blue
Making the half square triangle units
Use the 3.7/8″ squares to make half square triangles. Place a light blue and a white square with right sides together and mark a line along the diagonal. Sew a seam 1/4″ either side of the marked line and cut along the line. This produces two half square triangle units which are 3.1/2″ squares. Press the seam allowance towards the blue and trim the corners. Put these to one side for now.
Making the quarter square triangle units
Use the 4.1/4″ squares to make half square triangle units as above. Place two of these half square triangles with right sides together. Make sure that the dark blue of one square is placed against the light blue of the other square. Draw a line along the diagonal that crosses from light blue to dark blue and sew a seam 1/4″ either side of the line. Cut along the line to produce two quarter square triangle units which have two quarters light blue and two quarters dark blue.
Making the handy andy quilt block
Lay the squares out in five rows of five. There's a white square in the middle of the block and in the middle of each edge as well. Place the quarter square triangle units to form a ring around the central square, with light blue squares in the corners of this ring. Everywhere else are half square triangles and you can check the photo to see which way the triangles should face.
Sew the squares together across each row and then sew the rows to each other to complete the Handy Andy quilt block.
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Outside the ER it's a winter wonderland. Snow pelts the ground. Visibility is practically nil. Two men dressed in bright lime-colored gear, crisscross one another gathering snow in the plastic blades of their shovels. The sliding doors retract and close; the sensor dumb to their indiscreet footsteps. Sirens scream into the dense moisture-laden air; an ambulance appears in the circular drive. Its beacons intermittently strobe the exterior of the entryway. EMTs hop and pop from the circus of lights and noise, emissions choking out of the vehicle's exhaust; open the rear doors wide to wheel out the wounded.
It's the perfect sort of day for a boy and a girl to curl up with Grandma's crocheted afghan, a movie, and bowl of hot soup, one of the EMT muses. Cop a feel when a parental unit isn't paying any attention. Watch the snow coat the ground and evergreens with a fresh blanket of white. Stay out the elements, keep safe and sound. Like what Barry Burbank, WBZ's weatherman, said this morning.
Keep safe. And sound.
I am not aware of the siren screams, nor the strobes and snow falling, the men shoveling and carting in damaged bodies. I don't recall that I'm in the midst of college break, it's right smack midway through the glorious eighties, I'm nearly twenty and leaving my teens behind. I don't know my first love, the one I'm supposed to be curled up with and swatting his hands away from my breasts, is reluctantly chatting with his mother in the small ER waiting room designated for loved ones of the injured about which new car she'll buy since the Jaws of Life just destroyed her other one.
I lay comatose in an adjacent room. My mind, the faculty of my consciousness and thoughts, remaining numb to stimuli. There's no perception, no transmission; it's void, dark, deadly quiet. My brain is busy sustaining that void, deploying an arsenal of chemicals to compensate for the split in time, suppressing the sensory receptors from the blunt trauma—my broken bones, the hit taken to my abdomen that's pulverized tissue and organs, and punctured veins and arteries. My heart, the renegade, the betrayer, as always, is not listening to my brain—its pumping blood out at a spastic rate through the holes.
An external disturbance registers. A voice. It's relentless, miraculously breaking through that mechanism of my brain's fortification, bringing me into the present. Breathe, Lease, breathe, it commands. There is only one person that calls me Lease. My mother. The person who heard Burbank's forecast and eyeballed the elements herself and tried to protect me so my brain wouldn't have to. I am granted a fleeting window of awareness. But not through my eyes. My lids are heavy, steel traps. A depiction of involuntary desperateness is felt in my body. Each gasp caused by my choking, thrusts a knife's blade deep into my gut. Choke. Stab. Choke. Stab.
"Airway's bloody."
Something foreign is tickling the back of my throat. I listen to my mother, it's a precedent. I stop resisting. Succumb. A tube slips down my windpipe. I can breathe. The stabbing doesn't abate, giving rise to the melodramatic statement, it only hurts when I breathe. And not breathe. My brain is wrestling, calling me back to unconsciousness; the pain galaxies beyond anything I've ever experienced before, flirts with my semi-consciousness, invites me to become fully awake. It's a struggle. A shot of morphine provides no contest. My brain, working in concert with my mind, fires the artillery it has left. A barrage of fireworks ignites behind the closed lids of my eyes. I fall into that quiet dark place again.
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If you're ready for an urban adventure, Buenos Aires is your city. With endless city districts and neighborhoods to explore, you will get lost in the sights and sounds of Buenos Aires. Tango the night away as you learn the country's popular dance, attend one of the many soccer games, and browse the local art scene—all this and more awaits you as a study abroad student in Buenos Aires.
Open to students of all language levels, the Latin American Societies & Cultures Program allows you to improve your Spanish language skills while taking courses in Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences, all of which feature an academic emphasis on Latin America.
If you have beginning- or intermediate-level language skills, you can choose from a wide variety of English-taught IES Abroad courses in areas such as Literature, History, Anthropology, International Business and Political Science. If you have advanced-level Spanish language skills, you have the option to choose from Spanish-taught IES Abroad courses and courses through the prestigious Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. You can also take English-taught IES Abroad courses.
Buenos Aires will be your classroom. During your term, you'll enjoy more than 30 cultural events and trips with IES Abroad. Learn about visual arts in the city and then meet with local graffiti artists before seeing their work. Study the impact of globalization in Latin America, and then enroll in an internship, which includes time spent working at your placement in addition to an academic seminar that helps you contextualize what you're learning.
We want you to feel at home in Buenos Aires, so we do everything we can to help you integrate into life in the city. From housing to cultural events, our job is to make sure you have the most authentic study abroad experience possible.
Quick Facts
- Center: IES Abroad Buenos Aires
- City: Buenos Aires
- Country: Argentina
- Program Credits: 15-19 per semester (5-6 courses)
- Language of Instruction: English, Spanish
- Language Prerequisites: None
Program Dates
After you are admitted, refer to the Travel Dates section of the Predeparture Information in your MyIESabroad account before booking travel.
Fall 2018
- July 28, 2018 - November 24, 2018 (IES Abroad courses only)
- July 28, 2018 - November to December (Partner university courses)
Spring 2019
- Late February - Late June (IES Abroad courses only)
- Late February - mid to late July (Partner university courses)
Upcoming Application Deadlines:
- Spring 2019 - November 15, 2018
- Fall 2019 - November 15, 2018
Our mission is simple: to provide you with the best study abroad program possible—which includes the highest quality academic and cultural experiences. We offer unique courses that explore Argentine Language, History, and Culture through an in-depth and hands-on approach. Our world-class professors and course options at prestigious local universities enhance your academic experience and provide you with new perspectives each day in class. All students enrolled in Latin America Society & Culture are required to take at least Argentina Today, an English-taught area studies course offered only at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina (UCA). Alternate courses are available for students with advanced Spanish skills. While in Buenos Aires, you take 15–19 credit hours per semester. You customize your own academic experience by selecting from the following required and optional program components:
- IES Abroad Spanish language course (required, 4- or 6-credits)
- Partner University Course at UCA* (required)
- Argentina Today (1 credit)
- Spanish-taught course (generally 3-4 credits)
- Spanish language reading/writing workshop (3 credits)
- English-taught IES Abroad Area Studies courses (3 credits)
- Spanish-taught IES Abroad Area Studies courses (for students with advanced language skills, 3 credits)
- IES Abroad internship or service learning placement (3 credits)
*Students must select at least one partner university course.
Academic Symposium
Throughout the semester, you'll work with faculty on a specific research project, and are invited to present your paper (in English or Spanish) to the entire Center community. Papers can be based on specific academic course-related projects or on students' study abroad experiences, can be in Spanish or English, and are published at the end of the semester. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to hone your research, writing, and public presentation skills which will serve you well in your future endeavors, both academic and professional.
This is a list of planned course offerings. A final list of course offerings will be made available to you in your MyIESabroad account. Language of instruction can be found in each course syllabus.
- AN 364 - The Making of Patagonia: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Fall, Spring)
Cultural Studies
- LS/CU 330 - Drugs & Violence in Latin American Literature and Arts (Fall, Spring)
Environmental Studies
- ES 330 - Argentine Environment and Society: Perceptions and Challenges (Fall, Spring)
- HS 321 - Contemporary Argentine History: Politics and Culture in the Construction of a National Identity (Spring, Fall)
International Business
- IB 311 A - The Impact of Globalization in Latin America (Fall, Spring)
- IB 311 B - The Impact of Globalization in Latin America (Fall, Spring)
- IB 340 - Business Strategies in Latin America (Spring, Fall)
Internship Seminar
- IN 395 - Internship seminar (Fall, Spring)
International Relations
- IR/PO 353 - Populism and Neo-populism: Latin American Politics in a Changing World (Spring, Fall)
- PO/IR 360 - Argentine Foreign Relations in the Americas and the World (Fall, Spring)
Latin American Studies
- LS/CU 330 - Drugs & Violence in Latin American Literature and Arts (Fall, Spring)
- LT 344 - 20th Century Argentine Poetry: From Written Culture to Popular Song (Fall, Spring)
- LT 360 - Argentine Literature and the Formation of National Identity (Fall, Spring)
- MK 220/320 - Marketing in Latin America (Fall, Spring)
Political Science
- IR/PO 353 - Populism and Neo-populism: Latin American Politics in a Changing World (Spring, Fall)
- PO/IR 360 - Argentine Foreign Relations in the Americas and the World (Fall, Spring)
Service Learning
- SL 395 - Service Learning Seminar (Fall, Spring)
- SP 101 - Spanish Language in Context: Novice Abroad I (Fall, Spring)
- SP 201 - Spanish Language in Context: Novice Abroad III (Fall, Spring)
- SP 301 - Spanish Language in Context: Emerging Independent Abroad I (Fall, Spring)
- SP 351 - Spanish Language in Context: Independent Abroad I (Fall, Spring)
- SP 401 - Spanish Language in Context: Emerging Competent Abroad I (Fall, Spring)
- SP 451 - Spanish Language in Context: Competent Abroad (Fall, Spring)
Partner Institution(s)
The following universities release their official course offerings just before the start of each semester. For this reason, you will not be able to register for university courses until you arrive on-site. Course offerings vary by semester. Eligibility depends on language level and, in some cases, your previous academic experience in the discipline. When you enroll in a course at a partner university, you will commute to class just like the local students do.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina (UCA)
Founded in 1958, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina is a leading university that is internationally recognized. UCA enrolls approximately 22,000 students, hosting about 700 international students each year from 40 countries. You will enroll in the Argentina Today course for 1 credit, or in at least one other University course. Additional courses are available in the disciplines below:
- Business & Economics
- Philosophy & Humanities
- Psychology
- Social, Political & Communication Sciences
Service Learning
Participating in a service learning experience in Buenos Aires is one of the best ways to gain a deeper understanding of the city's culture and society. Working alongside local people towards a common goal, you experience first-hand some of the social issues that affect Buenos Aires, while contributing your skills towards a community-driven solution. A service learning experience consists of time spent with a local organization, accompanied by a weekly academic, for-credit service learning seminar. Through the seminar, you have structured time for reflection and discussion, and even research, on the issues of your host community. Possible placements may include organizations focusing on:
- Advocacy for the disabled
- Community health
- At-risk youth
- Homelessness
- Other social issues unique to Buenos Aires
Evaluations and Academic Credits You complete written assignments in addition to field work visits, and volunteer placements. You receive three IES Abroad credits and a grade for the seminar based on your performance at the assigned volunteer placement, participation in seminar sessions, and various assignments.
Course-Related Excursions
Course-related excursions are academic trips associated with courses. They are organized to complement IES Abroad courses and contribute to a general knowledge of Argentine culture and society. Participation is based on course registration. Past examples of short course-related excursions include:
- La Casa de Los Conejos in La Plata
- Graffiti walking tour
- Museums in Buenos Aires
- Neighborhood tours
- Theaters in Buenos Aires
Students in The Making of Patagonia course traveled to Patagonia, a region in southern Argentina, which is famous for its picturesque beauty.
While adding study abroad to your résumé is impressive enough, adding an internship is even more powerful, and can help distinguish your application for graduate school or a job opportunity in today's competitive job market. Here are just some of the ways your internship will set you apart:
- Develop the professional and personal skills you need to become a global leader
- Learn from international professionals in a hands-on environment
- Immerse yourself in a new environment and gain cultural understanding
- Improve your communication skills
An internship provides an invaluable cultural experience, and helps you develop professional and personal skills. All IES Abroad internships are supervised and offered as academic options earning 3 IES Abroad credits. No prior Spanish language study is required, though placement options can vary based on your language levels. A service learning placement allows you to develop similar skills while working within social organizations in Argentina.
Placement Areas
- Arts & Museums
- Business/Marketing
- Education
- Journalism / Communications
- Public Health
We want to make sure that your greatest challenge is deciding which landmarks to see first or discovering the best café—not finding a place to live where you feel comfortable. We do our best to locate housing that is reflective of how the local students are living. Our goal is that when you leave Buenos Aires, it will feel like home.
Homestays - Live in a centrally-located homestay with local residents. This is a great option if you'd like to improve your language fluency and immerse yourself in the local culture. Twelve meals are provided per week.
Student Life
The program begins with an orientation that introduces you to our Buenos Aires staff, your fellow students, and the city of Buenos Aires. Topics such as academics, housing, transportation, and health and safety are covered. Language instruction and an introduction to colloquial Spanish in Argentina are additional components of the orientation. You will also receive academic advising and register for IES Abroad and partner university courses. Additionally, CORE™, IES Abroad's Comprehensive Orientation & Re-entry Experience, begins during orientation and continues throughout the semester with activities focusing on cultural adjustment, goal achievement, and preparing for the return home.
Extracurricular Activities & Cultural Events
Redefine the way you live and learn in Buenos Aires through our cultural events and activities, such as:
- A visit to a lively, local market in the Mataderos neighborhood
- Guest lectures on history, politics, and contemporary issues
- Tours of San Telmo, Recoleta and Teatro Colón
- An exciting evening at the Madero Tango Dinner and Tango Show
Eligibility Requirements
- 18 years of age
- In good standing at your home school
- 2.75 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale (GPAs under 2.75 will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Sophomore, junior, or senior standing when program begins
- No previous Spanish language study required
Passport & Visa Requirements
A passport that is valid for at least six months beyond the end date of the program, with at least two blank pages is required. U.S. citizens in possession of a valid passport do not need to obtain a visa predeparture to enter Argentina. Upon admission, you will receive more information about obtaining the required student visa/residence permit on-site and any related fees. Non-U.S. citizens may be required to obtain a student visa prior to arrival.
Fall 2018
- Tuition: $12,880
- Housing: $3,090
- Insurance: $230
- Total: $16,200
Academic Year
- Tuition: $23,170
- Housing: $6,180
- Insurance: $550
- Total: $29,900
Consider these prices as a starting point. We encourage you to contact your study abroad office to determine the actual cost to you when factoring in financial aid, scholarships, your home school policies, and other factors.
Program taught in:
- English
- Spanish
Program cost Fall 2018


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