Conversations With My Neighbors
I have had a lot of neighbors (having moved 23 times, and all). From my grandparents, to an aspiring rapper who sang along to his IPod,...
A Student of First Things
"It is a good thing that there are people whose moral beauty attracts us." — Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski Exemplarist Moral Theory Last week,...
Adventures in Taxi Taking
I have always been a rule follower. At age three, I gave my mom a strong talking-to when she reached for her bottle of water in the car....
Six Hundred Hellos
Before I was born, my mom tells me, my grandparents worried about my parents' name choice. Grandpa was sure that everyone would call me...
Guanajuato and the Art of Unlearning
"The water gleamed, the sky burned with gold, but all was rich and dim, and his eyes fed upon it undazzled and unaching. The very names...
Luz, Color, y AlegrÃa
When I was six and living in Rome, I was in love with the cheap, light up, flying toys that filled the plazas at night. Vendors would...
Love and Hospitality
My great-grandmother was a lovely woman. She had a warm but distinguished Louisianan accent, and even at age 90, she had incredibly long,...
About Me
My name is Alyse. I recently graduated college with a degree in Philosophy and English, and I am embarking on my post-graduate life with...
