Packing
Time has passed by so quickly that I cannot believe I have spent a month in Taos. I have had the most wonderful time in Taos and I am so glad I decided to come and complete my research here. The...
View ArticleOn the Road Again
I look back and there fading in the distance is the SMU-In-Taos campus. I look at the rearview mirror and the campus becomes smaller and smaller until it finally fades in the distance. While I made...
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Better than summer camp
I expected the wildflower class at SMU-in-Taos to be a combination of Girl Scout camp, Little House on the Prairie and the park ranger campfire talks I remember from vacations in national parks. After...
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A Whole New World
Yes, I stole the title from Jasmine and Aladdin. What can I say, Taos IS a whole new world to this born ’n raised Texas girl! This is my second summer to come to Taos, and I’m still learning new...
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Tracking buttercups in Taos
I have spent almost all of my time here at Taos in the library. I start right after breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and leave for dinner and when the library closes at 5 p.m., and of course I leave for lunch...
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Sledding in summer: A Taos hiking adventure
Because one summer was not enough, I returned to SMU-in-Taos this year to take Business Law classes. Although I knew what to expect this time, Taos did not fail to provide me with new experiences and...
View ArticleI have never seen a dead cow before
I have never seen a dead cow before. Or rather, I have never seen a cow carcass before. But in the last few days, I have seen more carcasses than I can count, throughout the process from slaughter to...
View ArticleNew direction
In Taos, poverty rates among high school graduates is almost 10 percent above the state average. For TCEDC, that means that most clients simply cannot afford to pay at cost for the services that TCEDC...
View ArticleSecond thoughts
Just two days after forming my idea for research on TCEDC’s impact in the community, almost everything seems to be in line: TCEDC’s directors have said my research is an important need; Dr. Nibbs, my...
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Environmental Communications in Taos
An update from Nina Flournoy, Communication Studies senior lecturer in Meadows School of the Arts, who is teaching Environmental Communications during J Term at SMU-in-Taos: Touring the Earthship...
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