2013-07-09
Inspiration is everywhere. It drives my everyday life and pushes me to become a better person. It has the power to lift my mind to a world of infinite possibilities, where I can consistently feel empowered by reading inspiring words, listening to soulful music, watching miracles happening around me, or simply observing the raw beauty of the...
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2013-07-09
This is a photo I took at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession. This is a photo I took in London. This is a photo I took on my first trip out of the country in my whole life. Up until the week I took this photo, standing on Abingdon Street with a cheap disposable camera and...
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2013-07-09
Hi, my name is Leah Mesh-Ferguson and I am from Arlington, Massachusetts. From my colorful family background to my passion for languages, I have always been interested in an international existence. I knew I wanted to study aboard, or eventually live somewhere foreign and charming. I never thought I would be taking a bridge year...
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2013-07-09
What can I do to get support? What can I give to get and give back in return? How can I do all this before my departure in August? These are only a few of the questions I have to seriously ask myself this summer. But before I get ahead of myself, let me explain...
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2013-07-09
Every muscle in my body was taut with terror. My legs trembled and the pole on which I was perched shook along with them. Sucking air deep within my chest, I closed my eyes to the ground 20 feet below. I was frozen for an unbearable and indeterminable amount of time until that recurrent thought...
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2013-07-09
I sit on a garden wall in the front yard of the dead artist Guayasumin and around me are beautifully placed plants amidst walkways, a mix of green and white. The breathtaking view of little toy buildings that fade into the distance falls steeply before my feet. Quito, Ecuador’s capitol, swims in the basin...
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2013-07-09
Turn On, Tune In, and Drop Out: Discovering the Difference Between Knowledge and Understanding ““Turn on” meant go within to activate your neural and genetic equipment. Become sensitive to the many and various levels of consciousness and the specific triggers that engage them. “Tune in” meant interact harmoniously with the world around you – externalize,...
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