-
Pre-Departure Reading: Indonesia
Welcome to Indonesia Week here at The Wandering Life! I traveled to Indonesia for the first time in early July, spending a week there for the AAS-in-Asia conference held at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta. My trip was, of course, very short, and I only made two stops, in Jakarta and Yogyakarta (pronounced “JO-Jakarta,” often…
-
Weekly Wanderings: October 13, 2024
What a week. I try to think of everything that’s happened around the world in the past seven days and it feels like a grim verse from “We Didn’t Start the Fire (2024 Version).” I can barely keep up with the news, let alone read in-depth stories about it. And, in some ways, I just…
-
Weekly Wanderings: October 6, 2024
In case you missed them, here are the three posts I published last week, covering my September trip to Montana and Yellowstone National Park: Bookshelf: Yellowstone and the West Wanderings: Bozeman and Livingston, Montana Wanderings: Yellowstone National Park I hope October is getting off to a nice start for everyone—go Phils! Thanks for joining me…
-
Wanderings: Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone isn’t a place conducive to following a strict itinerary. Parking lots fill, traffic stops unexpectedly to wait out animals crossing the road, and geysers don’t always erupt on schedule. It’s possible, I learned, to make a general plan, but there’s a good chance it will be altered in response to circumstances. I realized after…
-
Wanderings: Bozeman and Livingston, Montana
One of the guidebooks to Yellowstone National Park that I consulted recommended flying into Bozeman, Montana and then getting out of town as quickly as possible. “Our opinion,” the guide writers wrote, “is that it’s not worth spending a lot of time in Bozeman.” I’m glad that I ignored this advice, as I found a…
-
Bookshelf: Yellowstone and the West
I am (a) a huge nerd and (b) attempting to be more intentional with my reading. Rather than grabbing whatever looks most appealing on any given day, I’m picking through my shelves and library loans to select the volumes that fit in with what’s going on in my life: travel, author talks in Ann Arbor,…
-
Weekly Wanderings: September 29, 2024
September 28, 2014 marked the start of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. While these protests were by no means the first mass activism in Hong Kong agains Beijing’s rule, they captured worldwide attention in a way that previous demonstrations had not. Student movement leaders like Joshua Wong and Nathan Law became media celebrities; photographers and journalists…
-
Weekly Wanderings: September 22, 2024
Happy Sunday and happy fall—allegedly, as I am writing this with a fan trained on my face and a glass of ice water at hand. Despite the continuing summer temperatures, there are hints of the season’s impending change: a touch of red and gold on the trees, pumpkin spice everything in stores, the beginning of…
-
Weekly Wanderings: September 16, 2024
Keeping it short and simple as I continue catching up after my trip west. Thanks for joining me this week. Recommendations China Stories Laurie Chen, “China wants academic exchange but historians say increased censorship makes research hard” Dalia Parete, “A New Shade of Chinese Feminism” — interview with Ohio University scholar Eva Liu about the…
-
Weekly Wanderings: September 11, 2024
I’m heading home from Montana today after more than a week of vacation in the Gallatin Valley and Yellowstone National Park. I’ve posted some photos on Instagram and am working on a write-up of my trip to share here at some point. For the moment, here’s a snippet that I wrote while taking a rest…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Maura Elizabeth Cunningham 