Blogs about: Grinnell

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Belated Wedding Post

Dana wrote 2 days ago: It’s only a bit more than a month late, but I’m finally grabbing the time to recap my tr … more »

Tags: Life, Travel

5 Year Reunion at Grinnell

gregorus wrote 3 weeks ago: This past weekend was the reunion for Grinnell College. A lot of different graduation years were ha … more »

Tags: Friends, Personal

Road Trip by the Numbers

gregorus wrote 1 month ago: I’m home again.  I drove from Silver Spring, MD to Grinnell, IA and back. Here are the stats: … more »

Tags: Personal

¡Carnitas!

Vy wrote 1 month ago: Back during finals week, my good friend Tim and I made what could be one of the best meals we … more »

Tags: Dinner

Asparagus and Potato Soup

Vy wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday the Farmer’s Market in Grinnell opened for the summer; they sell a modest assortmen … more »

Tags: lunch

Medical Packet ARRIVED!!!

adamcoster wrote 1 month ago: Finally! I guess I spoke too soon yesterday, since it arrived a mere 12ish hours later. That materia … more »

Tags: Blahg, peace corps

Travel Notice: The Twin Cities, MN

Dana wrote 1 month ago: Not that this excuses me from not blogging all the rest of this week, but this here is a warning not … more »

Tags: Travel, Life

Marilynne Robinson on Midwestern liberal arts colleges

goodreadings wrote 1 month ago: Harper’s has recently reprinted an excerpt from a commencement speech given by novelist Marily … more »

Tags: Books

Early Indian Irish Cake2 comments

Vy wrote 1 month ago: Last Friday was the Battle of the Bands at my school; a perfect time to make a cake based on a Loui … more »

Tags: Dessert

We never actually leave Grinnell4 comments

Dana wrote 1 month ago: Just to add further weight to my father’s theory that Grinnell is not a college, it’s a … more »

Tags: Life

Sorry, Guests == More Fun than Blogging

gregorus wrote 2 months ago: The past few days I haven’t posted because I was having guests and then exhausted (in a good w … more »

Tags: Personal, Friends

College Reunion1 comment

gregorus wrote 2 months ago: I signed up for my 5 year college reunion, which takes place on the weekend of June 1st.  I’d … more »

Tags: Personal

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?

midwestexpat wrote 2 months ago: One day over my ridiculously extended two-month long winter break, my phone rang while I was on my w … more »

Tags: Berlin

This post has been inflation adjusted: actually 1.7 posts3 comments

gregorus wrote 2 months ago: My Grinnellian friends Ms. Sherwood and Mr. Gitter have been writings some posts about inflation.  … more »

Tags: Friends, Links, Political

Pushing and Pulling: an introvert's view of online interaction

gregorus wrote 2 months ago: I am pretty much an introvert. I don’t easily start up conversations with strangers, and I do … more »

Tags: Personal, Friends, Futurism

The land of 1,000 clubs2 comments

pksquared wrote 2 months ago: No, no, not nightclubs.  Although I’m sure there are plenty of those too.  Student clubs.  … more »

Tags: Japanese Fashion, Japanese Traditions, Ninjas, School

Intellectual Development

gregorus wrote 4 months ago: We all have a story that helps us explain who we are today. I was recently challenged to specificall … more »

Tags: Personal, Political

Chuong Garden in Grinnell, IA4 comments

Vy wrote 4 months ago: There are two Chinese restaurants in Grinnell, IA: Chuong Garden and China Sea. I’m surpris … more »

Tags: lunch

Pizza in Grinnell, Part 11 comment

Vy wrote 4 months ago: This will be part 1 of a series of posts about pizza in the town where I go to college.  In this … more »

Tags: lunch