INF 115 | New Media | 2021
A lot has been said and written on hurricane María and our experience of it and our experience of its aftermath. Today, exactly one year after its passage, let me commemorate it and all the students who with me have … Continue reading →
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In which a story is told about the routes a postcard took. Said postcard, of a kangaroo, was first received in San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 2017. Huge jump did it take, first from Australia, east coast, to Strawberry. Arizona, … Continue reading →
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After the hurricane stroke, when we resumed classes in mid October, I decided I would shoot a photo to each student from my inf103 and inf115 classes–that is, to all students who would come one specific day to class. I … Continue reading →
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At last I’m publishing today the last big batch of postcards arrived here for the #care4sagrado series. This one batch is quite special because they all come from one class in one institution: the College of New Rochelle (New York … Continue reading →
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People are leaving Puerto Rico everyday. They can’t handle the change, and to tell you the truth I have mixed feelings for this semester. Yes, I want to graduate, but I’m tired of these crazy traffic jams I have to pass everyday and driving like I’m playing Crazy Taxi to survive and not get in … Continue reading Adulthood
I found a quote of a haiku from poet Mario Benedetti: Los apagones permiten que uno trate con uno mismo. Which in English would be something like this (lousy translation is mine): Black-outs afford one to deal with oneself. This … Continue reading →
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Yesterday, October 16 we had our first class post-Maria. All the University was under a big rain, plus it rained all night. It was fresh—not the awful heat of the past days, which compounds with the virtual absence of fans. … Continue reading →
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