Archive for January, 2010
21
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in Random Thoughts. Tagged: Blog, Moving, New Layout, New Webpage, Self-hosted Blog, The Traveling Scholar, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org. Leave a Comment
Hey everyone! I’ve finally taken the plunge and moved to my own self-hosted blog site! Visit my new & improved blog at: www.thetravelingscholar.com Hope you like the new layout and material! With the new site I’m able to upload my personal map, photos & videos from my travels! Visit me there & bookmark the new [...]
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13
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in Charities & Causes. Tagged: Causes, Charities, CNN, Development, donations, Earthquake, Haiti, Humanitarianism, International, Links, MSNBC. Leave a Comment
With Haiti’s 7.0-magnitude quake yesterday, it’s time for us to come together & help those in need.
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13
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in England, Vacations & Leisure. Tagged: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, England, January, London, National Gallery, Nelson's Column, Parliament, Photos, Sightseeing, Snow, Starbucks, Trafalgar Square, UK, Winter. Leave a Comment
London in the snow — so pretty!
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12
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in International Development, Scholarly Sweets, University Utopia. Tagged: Aid Debate, Center for Global Development, Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, Foreign Aid, Grad School, Jeffrey Sachs, London, LSE, LSE Events, Millennium Development Goals, Pro-Aid, Twitter, William Easterly. 1 Comment
William Easterly v. Jeffrey Sachs on the aid debate. Read this little Q&A sesh done with each of them!
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11
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in England, Family, Scholarly Sweets, University Utopia. Tagged: Breakfast Buffet, Courses, Development, Dissertation, England, Family, Grad School, Lent Term, London, London School of Economics, LSE, LSE Public Events, Masters, Postgrad, Pulse Radio, Social Policy, UK, University, Visitors. 2 Comments
Lent Term is here and there’s a LOT going on!
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9
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, England. Tagged: Breweries, Covent Garden, Drinks, Eats & Drinks, England, Food For Thought, Les Mis, London, Musicals, Porterhouse, Queen's Theatre, Restaurants, Reviews, Soho, UK, United Kingdom, Vegetarian. Leave a Comment
Fun Friday followed by a Super Saturday! Reviews: Porterhouse, Food for Thought & Les Mis!
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7
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in Random Thoughts. Tagged: (500) Days of Summer, Entertainment, Film, Fox Searchlight, Independent Films, Indie Films, Little Miss Sunshine, Movies, Photos, Sideways, TV. 2 Comments
Newsflash: I love indie films.
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6
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in Art & Culture, England, Scholarly Sweets. Tagged: Culture, England, Imperial War Museum, London, London Museums, Museums, Natural History Museum, Photo, Review, Science Museum, Sightseeing, Snow, South Kensington, Tate, Tourism, UK, Victoria and Albert. Leave a Comment
Spent a few hours at the Natural History Museum — delightful!
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5
Jan
Posted by ShannonElizabeth in England, Family, Planning, Packing & Moving, University Utopia. Tagged: Case Study, England, Expatriate, Experiences, Friends, Growth, Life, London, LSE, Moving Abroad, Moving Overseas, Opportunities, Overseas, Pictures, University, US, Work. Leave a Comment
Moving to London = the best choice ever.
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