Mike Rios in Ecuador with Rostro de Cristo. Friday, July 26, 2013. Annie Dillard, Teaching A Stone to Talk -. Along with changing my major to Theology my sophomore year, was a step I took towards a vocational redirection, but my fear and a lack of self-awareness prevented me from letting go of that part of my identity. And pay attention to what has given me the most life over the last few years. Fairfield and the Youth Group. The half that played extremely.

Thursday, September 30, 2010. Like, two years while. Check out my new blog. My new blog is Grassroots Intellectualism. Saturday, November 15, 2008. Democrats looking to take away your 401k.

Reflections, thoughts, and experiences from a year in Duran, Ecuador. Friday, April 20, 2012. It has been quite a busy March and April.

Sunday, June 5, 2011. If I Could Pack Three Children In a Suitcase. Oh, and I almost cried. Cryat least not much before this year. Ecuador has made me emotional. I will probably put this picture in a frame when I go home. PS I love school uniforms. Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Las Olimpiadas - Another Reason to Paint Your Face! Sunday, March 27, 2011. And Daniel and Ricardo kept warning us that it would never leave our clo.

This blog began with my year of spirituality, community, service, simplicity, and hospitality in Duran, Ecuador. Monday, October 1, 2012. On this feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church, I feel compelled to say a word to honor her here.

Reflections on higher education, literature, travel, and more. Wednesday, January 31, 2018. The following essay was written for the Assumption College student newspaper,. Le Provocateur, and appeared in the January 31st, 2018 issue. In 2013, a team of psychologists who study human learning published an overview of ten study techniques in which students commonly engage. They examined the bodies of research behind each of these strategies, and rated them from low utility.