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Babysitting in Valpo
It’s easy to see how this place is completely d...
by dwright1
1 photograph
The foreground is dominated by broken shards. T...
by ellen8788
Aw Man, Aw Man
We are trying to con our way out of her lease a...
by esbryson
For You, Katilleedoo
For you, Katilleedoo Today’s my birthday. I’m...
by jpavich1
Child of Light Fades Away
Due to a recent massacre, a campus community co...
by kdsjcgrl1324
Dinner contemplations
Wehrenberg. One of several places on campus to...
by andybrd
God is...Dead?
We all know the type. Everybody has a friend wh...
by rammstein
Paz para VA Tech
--The walk was near silent. Behind us two stude...
by victoria
Stitches
In high school, my english teacher liked to des...
by esbryson
Valpa (for Johnson)
Valpa (for Johnson) I read somewhere once th...
by jpavich1
Valparaiso
Valparaiso seems to draw its importance from lo...
by rbutton
Wandering Down Town, The Mural
Walking around downtown Valpo, somehow I found ...
by mgiguere
The Cafes and the Carnivores
Franklin goes to Lincolnway. Then there is Jeff...
by esbryson
A Necessary End
In Texas we joke, “If you don’t like the weathe...
by dwright1
Miller Hall...AkA The Nut House
At 8:00 in the morning, Miller Hall can feel re...
by bambi1185
"Shelly" and the Sun
My mother specifically told me a few years back...
by victoria
April Flurries?
Does everyone know that it is April? Yes? Then ...
by klieder
The other side of town
Valpo is divided in two parts. On one end ther...
by mgiguere
Blog9 Gypsy Heart
Tonight I am seeing my surroundings in comparis...
by dwright1
Illumination
What does the everyday Valpo look like to you? ...
by laura886
Losing More Than Land
There is a spot of land in northern Indiana tha...
by clentz
Unsacred Alone
I’m not sure if I believe in sacredness. Often...
by ellen8788
House of God
What exactly makes a place sacred? This term s...
by laura886
Brick Town
Downtown Valparaiso: the place where the past t...
by andybrd
My home in Valpo
I sit on my roommates bed holding her while she...
by ddobosz
The Trouble with Dorms

by andybrd
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by jpavich1
Walkin around campus
It was eight o’clock at night, and I just finis...
by bambi1185
Taltree Arboretum and Gardens
We all have that one special spot where we all ...
by ddobosz
Ranger closing shift
Why am I so drawn to nature? Is it all the sigh...
by ddobosz
The Great Halls
I've lived in central Indiana my entire life. B...
by victoria
A Memory
I got up before anyone else this morning to bur...
by mommysurvival
New Orleans Blues
It was the first thing that I noticed when I st...
by victoria
Long Stretch of Night
Kitsch is that stopover between being and obliv...
by esbryson
I Hate Hospitals
My friend was sexually assaulted last weekend. ...
by victoria
Golden Domes
I'm not catholic. I'm not from northwest Indian...
by klieder
Desire

by clentz
Exodus
Despite the amount of bashing I give Valparaiso...
by clentz
Woah that is a Big Journal
I am about to take part on a creative play expe...
by kdsjcgrl1324
Deja Vu
Despite what people think, I'm not exactly comf...
by rammstein
This Isn't Proof, Any
7:22 in the morning. Newspaper has been coded o...
by esbryson
Lake Michigan's shore
Last summer I ran on this lake shore for the la...
by ellen8788
weather and walking
This road is not the easiest one to walk down i...
by andybrd
Kid's Craziness
With my pencil hitting the paper, I am intentio...
by kdsjcgrl1324
The Parking Lot
The walk from the door of the restaurant to our...
by mommysurvival
Goodbye to Greenery
Between the Valparaiso University Center for th...
by clentz
Stepping into the South
I am a traveler. I love being emerged in diffe...
by laura886
10 Girls+TV+Thrusday Night=Grey's Anatomy
Thursday night at 8 o’clock, the halls...
by bambi1185
Cleaning Apartments
A couple times a month, I clean vacant apartmen...
by rbutton
The Porch
Just on the corner of Chicago St. and Morgan Bl...
by mgiguere
Hey Batter, Batter
A blog post of mine from two years ago that fee...
by schuettehoffman
Up Close and Personal
When I walk the halls of the Strimbu Gallery, i...
by laura886
Life's a circus
Lace, swirls, sparkles, clarity, light, distinc...
by ellen8788
Katrina Party Aftermath
Knowing that I have not been to New Orleans sin...
by kdsjcgrl1324
Reaction
That title caught your eye, no? It has nothing ...
by rammstein
And I am finally seeing
I do not want to leave this apartment in May. ...
by dwright1
New Orleans Through A Camera
Mardis Gras is important to the people of New O...
by clentz
a visit
This thing is upstairs right? We walk up the p...
by rbutton
High Point
A palace it is not. That much is evident the mi...
by klieder
Masks, Costumes, and Dresses.
There's something sad about the pictures; blue ...
by mgiguere
Hurricanes
I just read this: “This being New Orleans, the...
by victoria
The Tommy T's
For a while, I lived with Keith in a studio apa...
by jpavich1
The Falling Of Angels
Angels are falling... That's all I could think...
by clentz
The Sheffield Housing Projects
"Nah, dude - we can't do to this place what we ...
by rammstein
Clogging Craziness
With taps making rhythmic sounds, you can only ...
by kdsjcgrl1324
My other, other home
Ahh, the Union, where some of us spend a great ...
by andybrd
Flying
I peer down the edge of the dune that faces the...
by mgiguere
Train ride
Chesterton Train Station 9:15 a.m. “Will, go r...
by ddobosz
Sactuary
During Wednesday night prayer service I slipped...
by rbutton
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans is a very amusing and enjoyable pla...
by bambi1185
campus construction zone
Construction zones are always interesting. Esp...
by ellen8788
No Matter Where I Am
There is a place where ghosts are hunted, sardi...
by laura886
The Wetland
Lying in bed at night with the window open, I l...
by mommysurvival
Changing Scenery
I have been attending Valpo for almost four yea...
by andybrd
It's ______ Night!
Over the course of the school year, I have take...
by clentz
Fishing the Little Cal.
There's a bridge that runs over the Calumet Riv...
by jpavich1
Pitter-Patter
Should we go east or west today? Which way is t...
by laura886
taking the train
I’m going to Chicago today, to see my Aunt Clai...
by ellen8788
Night
Standing in the dark, all alone. Not a sound t...
by bambi1185
20 min.
This town was made for squares. I think this e...
by mgiguere
Hands
Abe Jones once told me the first thing he notic...
by rbutton
This One is Gonna Sting
I knew a girl that lived here. When those of u...
by jpavich1
Interviewing...
Laura (not Lauren) is not from Northwest Indian...
by jpavich1
An interview with Victoria
This class is amazing because I have reason to ...
by ddobosz
Nature Issues
When a person looks around this campus, they ma...
by andybrd
Winds and Grids
Sometimes you can just tell when a place and a ...
by clentz
Rachel: On Northwest Indiana
Rachel shoots me a furtive glance of consternat...
by rammstein
To the Dunes once more...
I was told by my mom how the dunes were just li...
by mgiguere
Grace's Pictures
Every teacher has a favorite student. Admit it....
by victoria
Danielle
It’s seventy degrees today in Denton, Texas, a ...
by rbutton
Interview (Swamp Ghosts)
Just what would haunt this land that used to be...
by esbryson
Interview
“This school is very German and Lutheran.” Elle...
by bambi1185
Josh's Places
When most people at Valpo say they are from Ch...
by laura886
Dorm Bonds
Do you always think is there a room where I can...
by kdsjcgrl1324
The unknown
Pale, alone, he lays in the bed at Porter Memor...
by ddobosz
Blythes
Blythes sporting good store on Calumet doesn’t ...
by mgiguere
Undercover for Now
There were three college students and they were...
by esbryson

People who live in the same place can disagree ...
by andybrd
Valparaiso Court House
Valparaiso Indiana contains a comfortable and q...
by ddobosz
Walk Around Downtown
Unlike crowded and busy Chicago, Valparaiso evo...
by dwright1
Visit Downtown Valpo!
When traveling through Northwest Indiana, make ...
by bambi1185
Tour Guide

by klieder
Visiting Valpo
If chocolate, coffee, and a cozy conversation a...
by laura886
Buffalo Wild Wings
What do you want to do about dinner? That is a ...
by ddobosz
A Brother
A Brother One day, I walked into the baseme...
by jpavich1
Valpo Pride?
When talking to many students at Valparaiso Uni...
by laura886
Wasteland
I need to speak frankly and matter of fact on t...
by rammstein
The Warmth
I woke up today and put on shorts and a long sl...
by clentz
hyperactivity
4:23 tomato soup with a huge dollop of sour c...
by ellen8788
Second Chance Prom: We've Come This Far
Dear Prom Planning Committee, Well, partly you...
by esbryson
Spring Cleaning!
With spring just around the corner, that could ...
by ddobosz
Tim
On A Ride When it was in the “seventies” about...
by jpavich1
1145 St. Joseph St.
I grew up on 1145 Saint Joseph St. St. Jo is a...
by ellen8788
The Math Class from Hell
Sitting in math class looking around, I see the...
by bambi1185
The old man
The first week of freshman year is always a pai...
by mgiguere
The Trouble with Dorms
When attending college, most students live in u...
by andybrd
New Orleans
I knew I was about to enter Professor Tomasek e...
by ddobosz
all is quiet
Nothing like a semester break to make you reali...
by schuettehoffman
The Small Victories
We played basketball at Pettitt Park in Highlan...
by jpavich1
Brick and Axe
The Broken Window Theory: If one sees a neighbo...
by rammstein
Statement in Blues
These images are spectacular. Aimee is always ...
by andybrd
My Lap
“Mom, can I sit with you?” I am surprised my se...
by mommysurvival
Another Sleepless Night
Many thoughts are going through my head. I ca...
by bambi1185
New Orleans Photos
I could really see in Professor Tomasek’s work ...
by dwright1
Buddy Bears
Everybody has true best friends that they can e...
by kdsjcgrl1324
The Cat and Her Spaces
Seems silly. Long bouts of not having a cat--pr...
by esbryson
A Constant Beauty
The streets are covered in mud. The sidewalks ...
by laura886
Interview with Evan
Flashing an easy smile, Evan tells me that he c...
by dwright1
Mozzerella Heaven
As I enter a local café, my nose inhales the te...
by kdsjcgrl1324
All Hail the Valparaiso University Fightin' Mudpits!
Mud is pretty much destroying Valparaiso Univer...
by clentz
Stage...
Someone once compared life to playing a violin ...
by rbutton
the Green Bar
The Old Style Inn would be better named the Gre...
by ellen8788
Unique Visit
Walking through downtown Valparaiso, there were...
by kdsjcgrl1324
What a "Mini" Fun Night
My friends and I are trying to decide what is a...
by kdsjcgrl1324
The Haunting of the Arts & Psycho Building
Can a place actually be haunted? Or is there n...
by andybrd
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blogging northwest indiana--Engl 380/580
This map will be the location for your class blogs on this place in which you currently live--northwest Indiana. The goal of the assignment is to pay attention, to write with significant details, and to learn to really see a place--through landscape, yes, but also through culture, people, geography, weather, food, rituals, behavior, architecture, etc.
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