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		<title>Salamanca, Castilla y León (a short photo essay).</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is much to be said about one of Spain&#8217;s treasures, Salamanca, which is situated west of Madrid, and accessible by train and bus. For now, though, here are a few photos of my recent weekend trip there, which will have to do in lieu of words&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casualnotebook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14838037&amp;post=3644&amp;subd=casualnotebook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest: My Days in a Spanish Elementary School, Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short post today which includes a few quotes, spoken and written, from the kids in my classes.  It&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day, and instead of dwelling on my own disillusionment about the idea of love, I&#8217;ll rely on the relentless and unintentional humor of the child&#8217;s mind.  We&#8217;ve been making Valentine&#8217;s Day cards, and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casualnotebook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14838037&amp;post=3628&amp;subd=casualnotebook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mi Zona 5: A winter afternoon in Madrid.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman who strides, doesn&#8217;t walk, away, in clicking black heels and purple gloves, eyelashes flicking a perfectly tapered fringe, a bright red oversized scarf that matches her lips and a self-rolled cigarette that smells like a pipe and vanilla and books in a warm study. A cold wind and orange clouds that scoot around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casualnotebook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14838037&amp;post=3561&amp;subd=casualnotebook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest: My Days in a Spanish Elementary School: Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over a year ago, on my first day on the job as a teaching assistant, a pseudo-scholarly Sancho Panza, I struggled to adjust to a bustling school environment, and one interaction with a second-grade student set the tone for the months to come. “Hello, what’s your name, little man?” I asked. He pointed at my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casualnotebook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14838037&amp;post=3506&amp;subd=casualnotebook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Cukoo&#8217;s Nest: My Days in a Spanish Elementary School: Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, to work as an assistant to anything is to work under the assumption of indefinite mediocrity. Interns, trainees, newbies in general, all muddle through their jobs with the hope that someday there will be promotion, advancement or at least a more decorated CV. The  young helper cannot afford to expend all that untapped intellect and potential (reminders of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casualnotebook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14838037&amp;post=3438&amp;subd=casualnotebook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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