Colle.ge & Recent Travels
// April 5th, 2011 // No Comments » // 2009: Pre-Arrival : The Journey
The team at Campus Files has been playing around with a tool that we’ve built after acquiring the domain hack, colle.ge. At the moment, you can navigate over to colle.ge, and use our link shortening tool to make a custom colle.ge/ link that redirects to any link of your choice. It’s an effective way to personalize your links, especially if they pertain to higher-ed. Try it out!
In other news, I have been racking up the frequent flier miles. I’ve done two trans-atlantic flights from LHR-EWR in the past couple of weeks and a trip to Istanbul in between. Istanbul is an unbelievable city. It was a shocking experience being amongst 13 million people, yet everyone I met was incredibly friendly and welcoming. I had the experience of crossing from Europe into Asia, all whilst staying in the same country. Checked off another continent! I stayed in my friend’s apartment, which is right off of İstiklal Avenue, the bustling center of the Beyoğlu district, and in very close proximity to Taksim Square. It is truly a city that never sleeps. Vendors selling rice, kebabs, and delicious Islak Burgers, can be found at all hours. The cultural dynamic is quite phenomenal as vestiges of the Ottoman Empire still are quite prominent. I’m back in the states at the moment, visiting New York, Boston, and Maine. Back to London next week to start preparing for exams! Wish me luck.
