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How I Ended Up in Choir in Saint Punish

How I Ended Up in Choir in Saint Punish
By on January 14, 2011

Sometimes when you find yourself shivering in the bitter cold in the middle of a cemetery nestled in the misty hills of the French countryside in an unknown village on a Sunday morning, surrounded by people that you don’t know, it’s good to take a step back and ask yourself, “Now how did I get here again?”

A Feminist Catharsis in Strasbourg

A Feminist Catharsis in Strasbourg
By on December 29, 2010

My shoulders tense up every time I pass a group of men standing outside a bar, especially when I’m navigating the impossibly narrow sidewalks that line the winding streets of Strasbourg. I lower my head, watching my feet, and try to make myself as small as possible. As I pass the group of men, the guys start to catcall and whistle, and I feel humiliated, but also angry