Oberlin Blogs

The Man Who Spat in My Face: A Homecoming

May 26, 2014

Charlotte Ahlin ’15

Written: "Hey Oberlin friends and family! It's me! I'm still abroad in Hyderabad.. Oh boy, study abroad sure is both challenging and rewarding!... It's good to be home. Although I'll miss some things.""
"Like having smudged make-up from hitchhiking on motorcycles (and other totally cultural and educational things)... Leaving Hyderabad, coming home, entering my last summer of college – It all makes me think of the man who spat in my face."
Sketch of a young girl. "I was coming home from school when a stranger man school looked me in the eyes and spat in my face... But I always wonder: where is he now? Prison? A street corner? Does his mother know her precious baby grew up to spit in women's faces?"
"Or does he have horrible, spitting children of his own by now?... And to the man who spat in my face: Happy Summer!"

Winter Term in Southeast Asia

March 8, 2023

Ilana McNamara

I spent my Winter Term in Indonesia and the Philippines learning about the musical cultures of both countries, meeting incredible people, and maybe even learning something about myself along the way.