I've decided to begin a record of my new post-grad experience abroad for those interested in occasionally checking up on me, my musings, and my adventures. I've titled the blog you're so exotic because it's a really strange and purposeful claim that I have been told throughout my life. It's a relevant expression that helps draw out some of my motivations, in a certain sense. I'm interested to figure out what the connotations, assumptions, and implications of this idea can mean both for myself and also in a larger context of globalization and its impact on "development" (since I enjoy those things).
It seems to me, that in the path of discovering the future, one should make connections to the past, and this blog may help elucidate some of those findings, as I unravel this theory for myself. I tend to dislike most blogs, but I finally convinced myself that this public forum will allow me to bounce ideas off of others and share theories with my colleagues in a potentially meaningful way. I do promise that I’ll avoid the urge to write inane “I ate a taco today and it was spicy” entries, so do bear with me. If you read something and can debate it, explain it, justify it, or understand it in a new way, please do and share it with me. Without further adieu, thank you for your attention, ladies and gents, and on with our show!
