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...you’re stuck for something exciting to do next summer, Natalia A.J. Truszkowska ’04 has plenty of ideas—no endless photocopying or making coffees for her. “I’ve spent my life at Harvard thinking of cool things to do with my summers,” says Truszkowska. This intrepid traveler has spent her breaks away from school living with Spanish bullfighters, dodging Maoist insurgencies in Nepal’s more remote areas, living in the mountains of Eastern Europe, and sleeping with machetes in the jungles...
...developing world because I think it’s politically important,” she says, “and if more people traveled [there] the whole world would be made more aware not only of the poverty, but also the richness of all cultures.” But Truszkowska doesn’t shy away from talking about the old-fashioned fun of adventure in addition to the heightened political awareness: as a matter of policy, for example, she always books her flights on the last day of finals so she can leave the exam room backpack...
Such resourcefulness is an example of the survival instinct Truszkowska credits with getting her through difficult situations. “I’ve learned how far you can go using your mind and wits,” she says...
Then there was the summer spent researching the changing role of women in bullfighting in southern Spain. “Machetes and Maoists aside, this was the biggest challenge I’ve had,” Truszkowska says. She was attracted to the sport for complex reasons, saying quickly that “I don’t support the killing of animals, but it was something I swallowed because I appreciated the beauty and dance of the sport.” Living off a Harvard research grant, Truszkowska ended up amassing some 60 interviews, as well...
...traditional Nepalese dress, hanging from her closet, and a humidifier in the corner to recreate a “tropical climate” reminiscent of Costa Rica—it’s difficult to see how she keeps the travel bug under control during the school year. But Truszkowska busies herself with her interest in women’s issues...