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...senses with brute over-stimulation, my best attempts to block my mind from those troublesome paths of reflection down which it itches to run, I say, despite all this, I find myself huddled at the end of the day in a corner of a remote coffeeshop, collecting realizations amidst cold drink's condensation and hot day's perspiration, scratching myself for a small day's big ideas...
People shop daily at an indoor market in the center of town. Amidst the whirl of reeling flies and screaming children, individuals bargain for just-killed, unplucked chickens and freshly-baked pan dulce (sweet bread) and giant bags of beans. Young street boys who want to sell you candy or shine your shoes approach you continuously. You see indigenous women dragging overflowing bundles of produce, while they have babies strapped to their chest and suckling at the breast...
...Amidst rivaling chants of "Harvard" from senior men and "Radcliffe" from senior women, the University awarded degrees to the Class of 1999--including the members of Radcliffe College's final class of undergraduates--on June...
...Harvard was a year of things falling into place, however unlikely they may have seemed. I was blessed with two of the best roommates one could ever hope to have. Early in the year, Dana, Erin, and I were having dinner in Annenberg, just the three of us amidst the waves of first years surrounding us. We were all tired, and after a long silence, "It's so nice that we are comfortable enough with each other that we don't really have to talk to each other for the sake of making conversation." Erin and I nodded...
...Despite dropping a 21-3 loss to the Maryland powerhouse, the Crimson made a few sparks in the process. Kutner excelled on the defensive front, holding the Terrapins top scorer--sophomore Jen Adams--to only two goals. On the attack, Walton and Asano netted a goal apiece amidst the hail of Maryland tallies...