Tag: journal
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Reentry, readjusting, reintegrating, reflecting back home
Three weeks after returning from Fulbright research on coffee in Colombia, I’m reflecting on being home and what’s coming next.
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Hasta la próxima, Colombia…
Having given my final presentation at Uniandes, I’ve got some goodbyes and thank yous to offer. We’ve done a lot of work over four months, yet the work is just beginning…
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48 hours of fieldwork in Pitalito
It was a quiet month, but the last fieldwork fieldtrip to Pitalito hit the ground running, giving us more insights on the c-price and the buying and selling of coffee, locally.
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55 hours of fieldwork in Neiva
Getting COVID at the end of February/beginning of March was rough for my work here, as I was supposed to get to the two-day Producer Roaster Forum in Guatemala City at the beginning of the month. Instead, I lost an opportunity to meet other folks from coffee-producing countries and be able to add their insights…
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A break in the action (for family tourism), and then, COVID
It’s a busy month with meeting folks from the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros and then a visit from my entire family, but it ends with me getting COVID.
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Coffee is a fruit
I got the opportunity to take my first ever trip to a coffee farm. But firsthand context left me with more questions than answers on unlocking equity.
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Starting to tackle the research
It’s now been about three weeks since I landed here in Bogotá and I feel much more comfortable here than I did those first culture shock-ing couple of days. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, though my Spanish still is less than good, I’ve gotten the sense of some of the expressions…
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Bogotá, ¡aquí estoy!
A bit about my first few days in Bogotá, including some of the walks to familiarize myself with my neighborhood, some of the challenges of not speaking Spanish well, and early observations about coffee while in Colombia.
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Wrapping up to Fulbright sabbatical
A lot has gone on for getting packed for my Fulbright trip to research coffee value systems in Colombia. At the same time, I’m learning new insights that are sparking additional questions for my research.
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… And we’re back!
In light of making tenure and winning a Fulbright award, and in anticipation of my journey to/travels around Colombia to research coffee markets/ing, I felt it would be prudent to resurface my website and start writing again.