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Intersectionality and Film at the Filmacademie

22 Sep 202122 Sep 2021 Diligent Candy

Almost every year I get to work with the vibrant students of the Filmacademie. An opportunity that I greatly look forward to as it always leads to powerful conversations in which I get to learn just as much as the … Continue reading Intersectionality and Film at the Filmacademie

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Museum VoorLinden in a weird year

10 Jan 202110 Jan 2021 Diligent Candy

In the summer 2020, we took some time off to go visit spaces that resonated our inner landscape. It was a beautiful time for innovation, but mostly there was devastation followed by a constant creeping feeling of calamity. When my … Continue reading Museum VoorLinden in a weird year

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If I Am Tired, I Will Rest

8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020 Diligent Candy

The kingdom of heaven — whatever that place is to you — does not care about how many books you have published nor how many emails you have answered. Just imagine dying without truly understanding just how many shades of blue … Continue reading If I Am Tired, I Will Rest

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Plowing through Anxiety

28 Oct 202028 Oct 2020 Diligent Candy

Dr. Olivia Remes says that if you want to accomplish things despite your anxiety, follow these three principles: Anything worth doing is worth doing badly the first time (G.K. Chesterton) Forgive yourself Have a purpose – do something with someone … Continue reading Plowing through Anxiety

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What to make of this summer?

31 May 2020 Diligent Candy

The Woman Who Turned Down a Date with a Cherry Farmer BY AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL Fredonia, NY Of course I regret it. I mean there I was under umbrellas of fruitso red they had to be borne of Summer, and no other season. Flip-flops and … Continue reading What to make of this summer?

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The Art of Food: Sazanka Throwback

23 May 2020 Diligent Candy

A long overdue post, memories of my 41st birthday, celebrated at the very special Sazanka, Okura. Merely selecting and editing the pictures for this post left me with a warm fuzzy feeling. Continue reading The Art of Food: Sazanka Throwback

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My Transcendental Truth

29 Apr 2020 Diligent Candy

Having recently given a guest lecture in Dr. Laura Rupp’s class on Translanguaging and Transnationalism, my mind kept going back to this old poem I had written: To tell you the truth Upon walking into an airport My body somehow … Continue reading My Transcendental Truth

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Nailing my vulnerabilities, #intelligentlockdownblog

11 Apr 202011 Apr 2020 Diligent Candy

Ok so let me go right ahead and let the world know about my little vulnerabilities. Everyone I know knows (you know) that I have epic perfect nails that I am very finicky about. I have been getting them professionally … Continue reading Nailing my vulnerabilities, #intelligentlockdownblog

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Come Join Us: English Pronunciation in a Global World

31 Mar 2020 Diligent Candy

Hello everyone, We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are doing okay. With the current mandate on social distancing, these are indeed challenging times, especially for the most vulnerable amongst us. Please know that you are not alone, … Continue reading Come Join Us: English Pronunciation in a Global World

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