Archives: Fellow Updates

Perspectives

Madeleine Balchan

2011-02-10

I write in my journal “leaving a place, and then returning, can give such great perspective.”

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And if he told you to jump off a bridge, would you do that too?

Caroline Pocock

2011-02-09

What is it that gives us the courage to take a risk when it seems that every rational thought in our heads would convince us to do otherwise? We can almost deceive ourselves into doing something we’re not totally comfortable doing. Hopefully, we push ourselves for the better- to accomplish a high-set goal or to...

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I was Shorn, the Sheep were Slaughtered

Johannes Raatz

2011-02-09

As the sheep were dragged out into the middle of the compound they somehow sensed their fate. They refused to walk willingly to their deaths. The men dragged them over by a leg or two and then tied them to metal stakes to keep them from running off. As I heard the knife being sharped,...

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Eyes Wide Open

Madeleine Balchan

2011-02-08

“What is that?” Ndiy, my older mom, is stirring a rice paste in a kettle over burning logs (our stove). “Rice with sugar” she responded. “But why are you making that?” I’m confused. It’s mid-morning.  We eat breakfast before 8 every morning. Lunch isn’t until 3:00 and she usually cooks the rice last. “Well I...

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Internal Discussions

Kedisha Samuels

2011-02-07

Even as I compose this blog right now I struggle with getting my mind to focus my thoughts on one thing. Four months into my year off from college and it appears as though I’m receiving an influx of feelings concerning life and what it means to me. Of course it is partly due to...

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The Amazon

Liza David

2011-02-06

I close my eyes and try not to take a deep breath. I feel the healing man hover above me, blowing tobacco filled smoke into my face. All I could think was, “Is blowing this smoke into my face really going to cleanse me? It seems so dirty.” I relax a little as the healing...

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