Entries from July 2008

July 30, 2008

Yo Soy Bilangue!

I am always jealous of people who are bilingual. Or trilingual. Or multilingual.
And you should be jealous of them, too. Here are the top five reasons why.
Number one, they are smarter than people who don’t speak a second language. Well, at least, they use more of their brains in a more synthesized manner [...]

July 23, 2008

To Be or Not To Be An English Major.

That is the question.
Excuse the Shakespeare joke. Predictable, sure. But isn’t that what English is all about? Shakespeare?
The answer is, umm, no. English majors are a varied bunch. Some are wordcrafters, in it for the creative writing of poetry, short stories, non-fiction, fiction and everything in between.
Others are readers with a wide range of [...]

July 4, 2008

See You In Two Weeks

I will be back in two weeks to continue the series on Bachelor of Arts majors.
See you then!