from the book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch In the evening Avoka went to a Salsa class at the River Bar. They offered dance classes from beginner to advanced almost every night. It was a great atmosphere and she met a Spanish girl who also was waiting for the Salsa class. The… Continue reading Salsa and Valentine’s Day in Dublin
In 2004, Radioactivo 98.5, one of Mexico City’s most iconic radio stations, went off the air. The following year Olallo Rubio, its most popular radio host, released his podcast.He recorded it at a professional studio and it had different characte...
Unit 4: Listening to AudioIn 2004, Radioactivo 98.5, one of Mexico City’s most iconic radio stations, went off the air. The following year Olallo Rubio, its most popular radio host, released his podcast.He recorded it at a professional studio and...
from the book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch Tuesday morning Avoka took the bus towards East Point. She got off the arena bus stop and walked along the busy port road, passing the Yahoo building, and carried on till she arrived at the business park. She had to wait at the reception.… Continue reading First day at East Point
from the book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch Tuesday morning everything is ready, set and she takes off on her way to Dublin. After a half hour drive with the bus from the Airport Avoka arrives at Lower Baggot Street and walks the road along towards 99 Baggot Street where she has… Continue reading Arrival at Lower Baggot Street
A couple of weeks ago I had my last day at Transport for NSW, a large State Government agency that I had been working within for over 9.5 years. This was a milestone for many reasons: not only was it the first government organisation I’d worked in, it was the first time I’d worked within … Continue reading Reflecting back: on work connections and the magic of memories
Arrangements Monday morning the interview was postponed to the next day as the connection did not work. Avoka’s dad was also in the house and already started his usual moaning that whatever Avoka was doing or saying wasn’t right, not good enough and was complaining about whatever he could find. The next day Avoka had… Continue reading Take-off to Dublin – Chapter Two from the book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch
Unit 3: What Mean Ye Digital Storytelling?This week I focused a lot on storytelling. I remembered how my uncle used to tell us stories about Easter and how those stories have had an impact in the way I see religion today.I also saw the movie Luca and a...
This week I focused a lot on storytelling. I remembered how my uncle used to tell us stories about Easter and how those stories have had an impact in the way I see religion today.I also saw the movie Luca and analyzed it using Kurt Vonnegut’s sha...
This week I saw Luca, Pixar’s latest movie and their shot at a Studio Ghibli film.Luca is a story of the boy meets girl type (or rather sea monster meets the outside world) according to Kurt Vonnegut’s shapes of stories because after coming...
The shape of LucaThis week I saw Luca, Pixar’s latest movie and their shot at a Studio Ghibli film.Luca is a story of the boy meets girl type (or rather sea monster meets the outside world) according to Kurt Vonnegut’s shapes of stories bec...
When I was a I child, I took my first camping trip with my family in Easter. My uncle, who wasn’t very religious, told my cousins and me stories about the last days of Jesus Christ. It was nothing like Sunday School, though. He would sometimes en...
First, What is Storytelling?When I was a I child, I took my first camping trip with my family in Easter. My uncle, who wasn’t very religious, told my cousins and me stories about the last days of Jesus Christ. It was nothing like Sunday School, t...
Unit 2: Personal Cyber Infrastructure summaryI have listed my blog on https://ds106.us/tag/openonline/ and every now and then my posts appear on the site. I haven’t gotten around to customizing my blog because I don’t like to spend time per...
I have listed my blog on https://ds106.us/tag/openonline/ and every now and then my posts appear on the site. I haven’t gotten around to customizing my blog because I don’t like to spend time personalizing things. I don’t even change ...
I coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to the internet using FrontPage Express and uploading the files to Geocities. I learned HTML by studying the code generated by FrontPage and comparing it to a laminated reference guide t...
My Personal Cyber InfrastructureI coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to the internet using FrontPage Express and uploading the files to Geocities. I learned HTML by studying the code generated by FrontPage and comparing it ...
The next batch of exciting updates to the block editor is live on WordPress.com. Powerful duotone image editing, a persistent list view to edit your page or post, and an update for picking table colors are all ready for you to build and improve the look of your site. Let’s …
There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon Bill Burnett’s TED Talk about Designing Your Life and that got me going. I learned to reframe my problems, to make decisions and above all, I unde...
There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon Bill Burnett’s TED Talk about Designing Your Life and that got me going. I learned to reframe my problems, to make decisions and above all, I unde...
A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a portrait that Dan Misdea made of me with some flowers that remind me of the May Queen.
A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a portrait that Dan Misdea made of me with some flowers that remind me of the May Queen.
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