A comparative cross-cultural reflection of life in Costa Rica and life in Finland. This essay reviews education mainly, as well as a philosophy of time and quantity in advanced Scandinavian society.
All in Essay
Confessions of a dreamer turned opportunist
For many a job in the creative field, be it photography, screenwriting or clay animation, is the dream. Earnestly chasing THE dream, and then having the success story featured in a chic online publication--possibly the height of accomplishment. My dream has been to write.
Cultural Oddities and Other Observations
I wonder what this culture looks like through her eyes and whether she feels at home here. Does she view our social reservation as a form of segregation or our diffident demeanor as indifference? I start rewinding the events of the past 20 minutes, feebly attempting to see the “normal” every-day occurrences of my bus ride as something strange and unfamiliar.
Thinking Problem
Usually when I’m drinking, it all happens naturally. There’s not a lot of thought put into it. Almost everyone around me is drinking so it’s not unusual for me to be drinking as well. When I consciously decide not to drink, however, it suddenly becomes something unusual; something that I almost have to justify.
Public Park Apocalypse
Elizabeth Oakes's essay focuses on our uncanny fascination with the apocalyptic and scenarios of a world after the fall of mankind. Is any of us really going to end up as the lone wolf protagonists of a post-apocalyptic world?