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Author Archives: Jeremy Carter-Gordon
Place-Based Education on Paradise Island
During the carnival on Lastovo I had a startling realization: I didn’t need to leave! At least not yet. I had initially been planning (a relative term) to leave Lastovo the day after the carnival, but I realized at that point that … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia, Exploring
Tagged adventure, alternative education, beauty, carnival, children, croatia., dance, education, folk, friends, fun, incredible, island, islands, lastovo, learning, music, philosophy, photo, school, sword, sword dance, tradition, travel, vacation, watson, watson fellowship
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Lastovo Poklad: Costumes, Sword Dancing, and Explosions!
On the boat from Split to Lastovo I encountered the least D.A.R.E-friendly emergency instructions card that I have ever come across. In other news, the boat ride was lovely! The seas are beautiful, and we cruise by Korcula (a destination for … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia, Sword Dance
Tagged adventure, beauty, carnival, children, costume, croatia., dance, dancing, drink, explore, festival, folk, food, friends, fun, incredible, island, lastovo, photography, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, trad, traditional, watson, watson fellowship
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Why I am a Feminist
I’m a Feminist. I don’t shave my armpits. Or my legs. I don’t have sex with men and I don’t wear a bra. I’m an atheist, am not planning on being a mother, and I never really liked Barbies. And … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abortion, birth control, democracy, feminism, feminist, health, health care, healthcare, men. women. human rights, politics, vaginal ultrasound, women's rights
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Torino, Venice, Split and More! Jeremy Catches Up and Sees Awesome Stuff!
So I need to be catching up in this blog. Therefore this will be another slideshow entry, but it’s still really cool, right? Basically this is covering from the end of the carnival in Rocca Grimalda, traveling to Torino, Venice, … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring, Italy, Travel
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Basques in Rocca Grimalda: Cards, Blending Cultures, and a Sword Dance Museum!
At 6:30 Kezka all piled into a big bus with supplies of snacks, games and pillows, ready for the 17 hour journey to Rocca Grimalda, Italy. I ended up towards the back of the bus where there was a little table … Continue reading
In The News: Jeremy Carter-Gordon, American Dance Anthropologist
An article on my visit to teach rapper in a Basque School There are some other pictures on the site that you can check out! Jeremy Carter-Gordon is a young dancer and musician from Massachusetts. After completing his studies the anthropology of dance, he won a one-year Watson Fellowship … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, In the News
Tagged adventure, basque, basque country, children, friends, fun, In, photo, photography, rapper, rapper dance, sword, sword dance, sword dancing, teaching, watson fellowship
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Talking about the Watson Fellowship and Teaching Rapper Dancing
I had a few days of relative calm after the carnival in Eibar in which I got to go to a few more practices with Kezka and teach some more rapper dancing. In addition to teaching at Kezka, had been … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, Sword Dance
Tagged basque, basque country, children, dance, dancing, friends, music, photo, photography, rapper dance, sword dance, sword dancing, teaching, Teaching Rapper, watson, watson fellowship
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Pigs Bladders, Italians and Horny Bears: Rapper Sword Dancing and a Basque Carnival!
The day after the carnival in Zubieta I had the pleasure of traveling to Donostia (That would be San Sebastian in Spanish) to teach rapper to a group there. I took a bus from Eibar and got to look around … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, Exploring
Tagged adventure, band, basque, basque country, carnival, children, cider, dance, dancing, drink, explore, festival, folk, food, friends, fun, incredible, italians, italy, masks, music, photo, photography, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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In the News: Zubieta Carnival Through the Eyes of a US Dancer
The Zubieta Carnival Through the Eyes of a US Dancer Jeremy Carter-Gordon is a Sword dancer from the United States dedicated to studying European sword dancing. A few months ago on his blog, Jeremy described living in Basque Country, and now he … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, In the News
Tagged adventure, basque, basque country, dance, dancing, drink, explore, festival, folk, food, friends, incredible, music, photo, photography, tourist, trad, traditional, travel, watson, watson fellowship
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A Basque Carnival: No Sword Dancing, But Perhaps Some Swords!
After a brief hitch-hiking experience I was able to get out of the town and back into less rural surroundings. By a few days later I was in Madrid pondering where I wanted to head next. One of the (very … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, Exploring
Tagged adventure, basque, basque country, colorful hats, dancing, drink, festival, folk, food, garlic soup, guggenheim museum in bilbao, photo, photography, sword dances, sword dancing, trad, traditional, travel, watson fellowship
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