Sol Estin
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- artfull pundit
- Bucaramanga Happenings
- El Cielo
- GABOBOGOTANO
- GAME THEORY
- Ibagué, Colombia: We'll See How This Goes
- Josh is Abroad
- My South American Adventures and Beyond
- No se me había ocurrido eso
- Owen's Blog
- Sonya in Colombia
- THE FLOATER
- The Last Summer
- Tip to Tail (Going South)
- Welcome to the Jungle
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Fulbright English Teaching Assistant |
| Location | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Introduction | As the son of an Afro-Brazilian mother and an Eastern-European-New Yorker father, my upbringing has been unconventional but filled with international fortune. Growing up between the congested, Afroreggae-infused streets of Bahia, Brazil, and the quiet, mountainous la-la-land of Ashland, OR has made for a stirring contrast. As a result, I seek to broaden my worldview by stretching my language skills, enjoying nature, and forging engaging global friendships as I build up my career in international education and business-diplomacy. In 2008, I traveled to Israel thanks to the generosity of Taglit Birthright. Later, I spent six weeks studying the Sociology of Public Health on a Pitzer College summer program in Costa Rica. After graduating with Honors in Political Studies from Pitzer, in the fall of 2010 I began two years of postgraduate fellowships. First, I lived 10 months serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Colombia. Starting in spring 2012, as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar I will spend one year studying Political Economy and advancing education and development in Brazil. Please join me on this intercultural trek! |
| Interests | Learning, Reading, Teaching, Travel, HIP HOP, Reggaeton, Spanish, most things Latin American, Working passionately, Photography, Snowboarding, Driving, Fast cars, Soccer, Sleeping, Model United Nations, Debating politics, Basketball, Dancing, Mountain biking, Hiking, Laughing, Scholarship, Staying in Touch With the World Around Me... |
| Favorite Movies | Superbad, Fade to Black, The Last King of Scotland, Inside Man, Lord of War, WEDDING CRASHERS, Half-Baked, Anchorman, Old School, Crash, Traffic, Fear and Loathing in LV, Swingers, Can't Hardly Wait, Cool Runnings, Training Day, Usual Suspects, Signs, City of God, The Triplettes of Belleville, oh boy... Blue Streak, Pulp Fiction, and my favorite, BLOW. |
| Favorite Music | Jay-Z a.k.a. Jigga a.k.a. Hova a.k.a Young Hov; The Notorious BIG a.k.a. Biggie a.k.a. Biggie Smalls a.k.a. the Black Frank White; 2Pac a.k.a. Makaveli; Nas; Hieroglyphics; Styles P; The Game; Brother Ali; Scarface a.k.a. Face Mobb; Mobb Deep; A Tribe Called Quest; Lil Wayne a.k.a. Lil Weezy a.k.a. Young Money a.k.a. Weezy F. Baby; Ludacris; Twista; Lupe Fiasco; Method Man and the whole Wu-Tang clan; LITTLE BROTHER; Kanyeezee; The Clipse; Bob Marley; Damian Marley; Lifesavas; Immortal Technique; Fugees; Busta Rhymes; Outkast; (Almost) Anything produced by: Timbaland, 9th Wonder, The Neptunes, Doc Mothafuckin Dre ("no guessin', nothin less than, a mess when I'm sexin"), Hi-Tek; Obie Trice; C-Rayz Walz; Scarface; Talib Kweli; Eminem; Spearhead; TImbalada; Olodum; Ivete Sangalo; Araketu; Turma do Pagode; Caetano Veloso; Djavan; Michael Jackson; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Murs; Atmosphere; Sublime; Young Dro; Redman; Foreign Exchange; Zion I; COMMON; De La Soul; John Legend; T.I.; Freeway; Collie Budz; Ray Cash; Devin the Dude; Stolen Beats Project; The-Dream; ¡Wisin y Yandel!; De La Ghetto; Ya Boy; Jay Rock |
| Favorite Books | ´The Undercover Economist, ' by Tim Harford, 'Brazil as an Economic Superpower?' by Brainard and Martinez-Diaz, 'The Economist, ' 'Car & Driver, ' 'Modern Latin America' by Skidmore and Smith, 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway, 'Mountains Beyond Mountains' by Tracy Kidder... Oh, can't forget the 'Financial Times' and the 'New York Times': I love reading (most) newspapers... |
Wouldn't we better accomplish our dreams and wildest ambitions if we just bobsledded Jamaican?