Archive 2015

Sep 23

International Relations As Seen From The Trans-Siberian Railway by Sarah Golkar

by tuftsigl

After a tedious 30-minute negotiation across plexiglass, my stern-faced train ticket seller cracked the slightest smile when she finally handed me four tickets permitting passage 5,771 miles across the belly of Russia.

Sep 22

Entrepreneurial Discoveries by Lauren Smith

by tuftsigl

If an entrepreneur is not pragmatic, then she is likely to fail. My experience this summer conducting market research for my nascent company, ONDA, exemplified this adage. When I arrived in Mexico City at the end of May, I was armed with an idea and a plan to turn it into reality.