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A semester down, a lifetime to go
This semester has been something else. When I think back to how it all started with a shy group of younger years (we aren’t all sophomores) meeting in the lounge one cold evening I remember being unsure in my desire … Continue reading
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Motionless in change
Whenever I write about this spot I realize how much it has changed during the short time we have been here for. Remembering way back to the first time I wrote about my reflection spot I talked about the obsidian … Continue reading
Service is more than self
I would never consider myself as someone who is oriented in service. I don’t do service projects that often, most times they are required for something else or part of an itinerary I don’t have control over. Part of it … Continue reading
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Similar Differences
Black as an infinite slab of obsidian is the phrase I used to describe my view from my reflection point. I feel that then I was describing the infinite possibilities with which the world before me could exist and yet … Continue reading
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A tale of two rivers
Fantastic is a word that isn’t grand enough to describe the experience of this Fall Break Trip. From a rainy day’s exploration of Harper’s Ferry to a warm day’s adventures at sea, I feel as if I’ve learned and grown … Continue reading
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Hindsight is 20.29
Five weeks have passed since we all first began this journey together. 10 classes, 5 tea times, 2 weekend trips and it’s brought us here. To a more informed and more conscious place where we have begun to look benieth … Continue reading
A system in need of help…
I feel that the James River Park System isn’t really well defined. Before this class I could have told you that pony pasture was part of the system but would have never guessed that it included areas such as Belle … Continue reading
The owl goes woo, the river goes whosh
I’ve walked around Maymont’s grounds before today. I’ve seen the gardens and their beauty, I’ve played games on the manor’s lawn, I’ve sat under timeless trees but the nature center and its exhibit were something different from what I had … Continue reading
Where to begin…
I don’t like to look at a space when I’m meant to be thinking in or about it, it’s too distracting, the space begs you to day dream or wander off to other pressing matters. So I always close my … Continue reading
Always seen but never understood
We stand next to it, walk past it, talk about what’s in it, look critically at it, but never do we truly see what is right in front of our eyes. This magnificent and beautiful body around which an entire … Continue reading