Author Archives: gretaghei

I surprised myself this semester as I came to the realization that I might not actually hate writing as much as I thought I did. In fact, I actually found myself enjoying writing about myself and reflecting on the ways travel and the travel industry have influenced my life. I learned that I enjoy writingContinue reading “FINAL WORDS”

Orientalism is the way that we- as westerners view and stereotype the people and cultures which make up the eastern world. Though the general idea of orientalism stems from a group of people placing their own ideas on labels on another group simply because they are different; this concept can be represented in many differentContinue reading “PORTFOLIO VERSION: The Green Book & Orientalism”

My personal terministic screen has been shaped by a multitude of factors. I am white, female, have a close relationship with my family and truly have never faced adversity. My parents have financially been able to provide me everything I could ever need or want, and I have the opportunity to get a private education.Continue reading “PORTFOLIO VERSION: Terministic Screens”

For every opportunity you have to learn about a foreign culture, you have one to enrich the knowledge of one you are familiar with. When I saw that Anthony Bourdain had filmed an episode of his Parts Unknown series in Chicago, I took it as the opportunity to learn more about a city special toContinue reading “PORTFOLIO VERSION: Anthony Bourdain in Chicago”

“Every person will express his or her belief in their own particular way, yet they’re all perspectives generated from within our mind and our hearts that affect our outward look on life.” This is how Peter Hesen, writer at Medium, describes how faith and religion integrate into everyone’s life differently. He argues that we don’tContinue reading “PORTFOLIO VERSION: Autoethnography”

Everyone knows that moment: headphones in, head back, finally settled into your seat and ready to nap before heading to your destination. Unfortunately, you’re interrupted by the captain on the loudspeaker, asking you to turn to the aisle and watch a disengaged flight attended run through the motions of the same safety demonstration you haveContinue reading “PORTFOLIO VERSION: Multimodality”

“Every person will express his or her belief in their own particular way, yet they’re all perspectives generated from within our mind and our hearts that affect our outward look on life.” For me, religion was never a big deal at home. My dad came from a Hindu background while my mom’s family are practicingContinue reading “Autoethnography: Final”

Orientalism is the way that we in the western world view and stereotype the people and cultures of the eastern world. Though the general basis of orientalism is a group of people placing their own ideas on labels on another group simply because they are different; this concept can be applied to many different scenarios.Continue reading “Orientalism in The Green Book”

For every opportunity you have to learn about a foreign culture, you have one to enrich the knowledge of one you are familiar with. When I saw that Anthony Bourdain had filmed an episode of his Parts Unknown series in Chicago, I took it as the opportunity to learn more about a city special toContinue reading “Parts Unknown: Crushing Chicago Stereotypes”

My personal terministic screen has been shaped by a multitude of factors. I am white, female, have a close relationship with my family and have never faced true adversity. My parents have always had the financial ability to give me everything I could ever need or want and I have the opportunity to get aContinue reading “Terministic Screens”