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    Abram de Bruyn commented on the post, ALC NYC – Wednesday 3/9/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 8 months ago

    Yes yes,

    Marie Condo is very special. Passed it on to Abby, who I am sure didn’t need to read it as much as I did. It is good to know what we’ve all suspected: there is a zen experience that can be found in tidying up. The biggest lesson from that wasn’t just the value of doing the tidying, but actually how much clearer minded we are when the…[Read more]

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    Abram de Bruyn commented on the post, ALC NYC – Wednesday 3/9/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 8 months ago

    Hey Lisa,
    good news on the juggling front: I made a friend at Teachers College who is a PRO juggler! Josh does all sorts of juggling – balls, clubs, hoops. He is also a huge math nerd because to invent your own patterns requires a lot of math thinking for rhythms etc. juggling = music math and dance!

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 5/7/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 8 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week has been all about the writing.  After getting over the hurdle of my first History paper, and treading water by preparing myself just enough for my classes (readings…).  I was so stressed out last week […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/30/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis has been a week of stress about writing papers and shifting from a mentality of inspiration and reading to a production and assessment mentality.  The Spring Semester is coming to a close but I feel like I’m […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 13, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailToday we spent most of the class discussing issues around the move towards a more robust conception of ‘Black Studies’, as a response to the transcript I made of Kemuel’s talk at the Black Student Network […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/23/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week was most notable for how many things I did in service to others.  I received an email from Alex Patz about needing help unpacking/tidying up after their move and decided to help out.  It was mutually […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 12, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week I had prepared for class by having conducted two interviews and finishing the transcription process.  I’d sent these to Comitas the night before and it seems that he only got to glance at them.  Still […]

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    Abram de Bruyn commented on the post, I need a nap 😉, on the site Offerings 6 years, 9 months ago

    Totally my pleasure @abbyo, I think that’s how I need to celebrate every bday!

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, White Folks’ Burden?, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    This Op-Ed, which will be printed in TCPublicSpace’s April edition, started out as an assignment for my U.S. Education Policy in the Historical Context class with Ansley Erickson.  However, it is less history […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/16/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis was a big week for me.  Turned 34.  Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 34? Turns out: Yes.  Best B’day ever.  Breakfast Rave with the ALC community, then ALC day with a guest, then […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 11, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week we spent most of the time discussing the papers and projects that people have been developing.  The notes that I took were limited and the Q’s a noted show me pulling in the thoughts from outside of the […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/9/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailIt’s been an intense week of reading and thinking academically.  I’m in full swing, making connections between all of my studies and bringing them to bear on my reading of the Chris Emdin book #ForWhiteFolks.  I […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 10, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week I became more pre-occupied during the class about how my project would take form as an ethnography, rather than a historical piece.!–more–

    Q: Interviews of students to see how they build their […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/2/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week was so busy with things that I have failed to document it properly.  I was really feeling the Bern on Thursday in the South Bronx, and Wednesday’s ALC day was one of the best I’ve ever had, yet […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 9, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    Thumbnail[I made lots of notes this week.  It was a good week.  My ideas were free-flowing.]

    !–more–

    Q: Clarify Segments and Sections?

    How does Eric Williams concept of the legacy of structures, political and […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 3/26/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailIt was always going to be a crazy busy week after returning from PES.  I think I coped pretty well, but now I really am feeling a desire to sequester myself away to a quiet corner of a library and get in deep.  So […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Raising a Glass of Rousseau: On Educating the Diligent Reader, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailThis essay was written on the classic text by Jean Jacques Rousseau – “Emile or On Education”. This seems to be the origin of a lot of the arguments for self-directed learning and also the source of their […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, ALC NYC – Wednesday 3/23/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    This week I was recovering from my trip to PES/Toronto, so I did not make any offerings for the day (Offerings must be made on Sundays, when I was on a bus and pre-occupied).  There was still magic throughout the […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 8, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailMy note taking style has developed.  Now I am taking notes during the lecture for use when listening to the audio tapes.  It can help me edit the sections, label them and as a listener watch out for certain […]

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    Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 3/19/16, on the site Infinite Playground 6 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailA busy week that was supposed to be a catch up week – Spring Break.  What Break? Had a lovely chat with my Dad, finished reading a bunch of texts for Anthropology study, Travelled to Toronto and was SUPER […]

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