Archive for January 2012
Wikipedia has one sentence on the city Ayaviri
I lived in Ayaviri, Peru in 2008 for six months. Ayaviri is an old city, but has remained fairly small. The Peruvian government has reported that there are a little of 22,000 people living in the city. I visited the Wikipedia page for this city. The only content that was posted stated, “Ayaviri is a … Continue reading
Refined Project Idea: Homeless
During the economic crisis of 2008, I watched as my father’s career in construction in Las Vegas became nearly obsolete. A few months after losing his job, our mortgage went into foreclosure. My parents became homeless. They moved from city to city wherever there was the possibility of work and an empty room in a … Continue reading
Potential Project Idea
I am interested in doing a project that highlights the situation of homeless people living in Seattle using interviews, photography, and research on current Seattle policy in regard to homeless people.
Attempted Paradigm Shift: Week One
As a 65 year old man trapped in a 25 year old man’s body, I have a somewhat innate distaste for social media, reality television, twitter, blogs, the Kardashian’s, much of pop culture and what I (and a few of my geriatric friends) think of as the brain-melting culture of the 21st century. I enrolled … Continue reading
Hello Blogosphere
I am a junior at the University of Washington pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communication. I look forward to stepping out into something unknown to me. I am not an avid reader of blogs and know little about blogging in general. I look forward to adapting as the field of communication and journalism continues to … Continue reading
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