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...Eastern Approaches...
...very eclectic,” Lue remarks in a unique accent that reflects a blend of Eastern European, East Asian, and West Indian influences. “I think that eclecticism is something that I enjoy and treasure...
...writer can move a character across the room,” says Cep, acknowledging the difficulty of the task she has set for herself. But Cep has found a way to mix work with pleasure: Cep’s novel is set in her childhood home—the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay—and last summer she spent two months fishing, crabbing and talking to the locals as thesis research...
Leroy Terrelonge III ’07, Near Eastern languages and civilizations concentrator and self-described ‘Jamerican,’ has a pretty lofty goal—he’s trying to learn all the United Nations languages. He’s fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Persian, and says he speaks Arabic, Russian, Chinese, and American Sign Language “to a lesser degree.” What’s next? Hopefully Swahili. Not surprisingly, his dream job is to work for the UN. His cell phone is programmed in French...
...past 10 years, Cloos has spent her days trimming, fitting, and polishing—working hours on end to craft the perfect slipper. When she’s done, the armored hoof is ready for showtime.Cloos, a former Harvard physics concentrator and equestrian team captain, is known in eastern New York as a farrier. Laymen often call her a blacksmith, but while blacksmiths forge iron into many shapes and forms, farriers devote their lives to fitting shoes and attending to the health of the horse’s hoof.“A blacksmith does artistic things with metal...