immorally June 15th. On the Airplane, D.C. to Dakar. Seated next to a gentleman by the name of Ed Yates, who is a most impressive big-game hunter. He is bringing some acquaintances on a hunting trip – he is familiar with the country, having owned land in South Africa and gone on numerous hunting trips here. […]
Tag Archives: Africa
D.C. to Dakar.
20-Jun-15At the Airport.
19-Jun-15http://smragan.com/tag/rocksmith/ June 15th. Dulles Airport. Now at the airport. Unable to get the internet working properly. Pondering possible Latin texts for our classes in South Africa – there exist many Latin accounts of the animals – certainly good material on elephants, lions, and giraffes, from Pliny to Linnaeus. There is much Latin writing about North Africa […]
In the National Gallery.
19-Jun-15June 15th. Dulles Airport. We had time today in the morning, before our evening flight, and so we drove into D.C. and visited the National Gallery. I had been there before, but I don’t know the museum well. In general, it aroused in me the same feelings that D.C. does: I am kind of impressed, […]
Prolegomenon: Latin In America.
19-Jun-15June 15th. Dulles Airport. We drove down to Washington D.C. after a funeral in New York. I had my usual repeated meals of pizza while in New York, attempting to stock up on calories. It might be a long time before I have my next good slice. In D.C. we stayed with Catherine’s aunt and […]
Africa.
19-Jun-15Latin in South Africa.
19-Jun-15June 14th, Washington D.C. Tomorrow Catherine and I depart for Africa for a most unusual reason: to teach Latin. Last year Marianne Dircksen, a professor in the school of ancient languages at Northwestern University in Potchefstroom, came to Rusticatio Virginiana in search of help. Latin, which had been part of the colonial educational system in […]
Something Is Happening.
01-Feb-15A very nice article by Tony Grafton which testifies to the work of the Paideia Institute, a not-for-profit cultural institution inspired by Fr. Reginald Foster with a focus on linking a classical, humanistic education with the joy of being human. I have spent much of my life with the people mentioned in the article, and […]