Oaxaca Study Abroad 2016

Amanda Jones, Steven Mao, Sidd Srivastava, Keely FitzGerald, & Subodh Potla

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This is a collaborative group blog depicting our experiences in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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This is a collaborative group journal from UTD’s Oaxaca Study abroad group in the Summer of 2016.

Resumen del Etnógrafo

August 15, 2016

We were assigned to read The Ethnographer by Jose Luis Borges as a part of Spanish class. We were practicing phrases and interjections in class, so you will find various phrases scattered throughout this essay. Este historia es muy intersante y misterioso. El protagonista era una persona que estudiaba las lenguas indígenes. A él fue … More Resumen del Etnógrafo

Las obras de Manuel Álvarez Bravo y Roger Ballen

August 15, 2016

During the trip, I visited the Centro Fotográfico Álvarez Bravo to see the work of Manuel Álvarez Bravo and Roger Ballen (another featured photographer). The gallery featured some very interesting work that eventually led to the following essay. La obra de Manuel Álvarez Bravo es muy interesante porque sus fotografías son muy diferentes. Había una fotografía que vi … More Las obras de Manuel Álvarez Bravo y Roger Ballen

A Blending of Cultures

August 15, 2016

08/02/2016 One of my assignments for Spanish class was to make use of the Spanish I had learned so far. This particular assignment asked me to relate one of my favorite holidays to the class: Diwali. The following contains my presentation as an example of how much Spanish we were able to amass in a … More A Blending of Cultures

https://vid.me/uzlF

A compilation video of pictures and short videos from our trip to Oaxaca.