2018-10-14
The view beside my school one morning before work “I just realized I have not been on this good earth for so long..” something my host sister said in response to finding out I was born in 1999 the first time we hung out together. This statement of hers encapsulates exactly how I felt the...
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2018-10-13
It’s been a little more than a month and I feel strangely normal and real in my routine. There’s my apprenticeship at the church and I feel so welcomed by the children there. They mostly come from low-income households and seem to lack a lot of attention at home, which is why they quickly opened...
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2018-10-12
El 2 de Septiembre llegué a Brasil. Después de un largo viaje de más de 30 horas desde la Universidad de Stanford. En mi primer semana estuve recibiendo capacitación en el sur de la Isla de Florianópolis. Desde el primer momento me sentí como en casa cuando comí arroz, frijoles, frutas, ensalada y carnes. El...
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Every individual is a unique existence of this world. “We live alone, we die alone” “Everything else is just an illusion.” ———“The art of getting by” I guess the existence of every individual on this earth is unique and irreplaceable. What are you doing while I’m writing this text? Probably reading a book? Watching a...
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Perhaps my largest intention for this trip is to focus on my personal development and self-discovery. In order to do that, I’ve been told that it is important to become more mindful of one’s surroundings, environment, and self. Therefore, as part of this journey, each month I will be writing one blog focused on one...
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Running relatively blind has its pros and cons. On one hand, the colors at dusk blend together and create a beautiful orange glow all around you; but on the other hand, you can’t quite distinguish where the puddles of water turn into mud. I had yet to consider how I was going to go running...
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I slowly wake to the sound of Taps bellowing out of the ancient speakers lining the walls of the military base about 100 yards out from my bedroom window. The sun creeps in through my draping white curtain, and I hear the rooster crow. I feel the footsteps approaching; the troops chant and sing in...
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