The OWU English Department Blog
Part of what made me so interested in the Global Scholars Program was my lack of international travel. That may sound ironic, but it made me curious about the wider word. I think the domestic travel that I have done with my family is what made me realize that there is so much to see, learn, and experience outside of my small hometown of Geneva, Ohio.…
The reason I had never watched Sofia Coppolaās Lost in Translation is excruciatingly ironic: in its translation to my first language, Portuguese, the movieās title was just plain boring. āEncounters and mismatchesā (my closest translation of a bad translation) never really caught my eye. But, mostly because of quarantine boredom, I came across it on a nightly Netflix scroll and didnāt see a good reason not to click on it.…
With Thanksgiving breakĀ upon us,Ā take some time to decolonize your bookshelf and immerse yourself in Native AmericanĀ literature.Ā Have a look at these worksĀ recommended by faculty in the English Department which capture Native AmericanĀ cultures and experiencesĀ via both poetry and prose.
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In the utter chaos of the world we live in right now, travelingĀ has ceased–for the moment, at least–to be an option. Though we know it is the responsible thing, and not getting in a plane somewhere is the least we can do for our fellow humans, the longing for travel and exploration wonāt simply fade away.…
I want more. I want to be running around, gallivanting around the world. I want to be sitting in a cafe, on the street, with thousands of people passing by. Moving. Shuffling. Riding Around. I want to use my little Dutch, even if it makes the locals laugh. I want to drink wine in the streets of Paris as my boyfriend meets me for the long weekend.…
Earlier this month, I hiked 8+ miles by myself through the Cleveland MetroParks. I had only planned on taking one trail, but was enjoying myself so much that I took another connecting route and made a longer loop back to where I had parked my car at the trailhead. It was just before peak color for the season, and between the colorful leaves, fresh autumn air, and smell of the outdoors, I felt far more refreshed than I had felt in a long time.…
It has always been hard to pinpoint the exact moment in my life when I officially decided what I wanted to study was English. It feels like this should be an easy question ā I have always been so certain, so confident that, if anyone was here with a single purpose, this was mine.…
The Rocky Mountains,
You are gripping in the way your flowers taste
and your wind hits.Ā
Your lush forests obtain a darkness
that can only be tamed by the melting sun.Ā
You are haunting as the whispers from the trees
Ā transcend to a birds song.
They tell me you are vast and dangerous
Ā and I believe them for I have seen your harsh nature,
Ā but where else could my song be sung the loudest.…
Where and when did you study abroad?
I studied abroad during the Spring semester of my sophomore year to Madrid, Spain.
Why did you decide to study abroad?
Studying abroad was one of the main reasons that I came to OWU. When I heard about the OWU Connection I was hooked on the school.…
The time whenĀ I read Giovanniās Room, an extraordinary novella by the even more extraordinary James Baldwin, could have been the worst possible moment ā but, surprisingly, it might have turned out to be the best. I was living through my very first real winter ā all the previous eighteen had been a collection of only slightly chillier and less rainy summer days, as every winter is in Rio de Janeiro.…
