As an English major and a book-nerd, I eat, sleep, and breathe books, so it only makes sense that I talk about them here! I’m slowly adapting to the busy life style of New York and starting to explore events around the city. Of course, my favorite excursions have included hitting up nearby bookstores and …
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Hello from the Windy City! It’s almost a week in the city, and I am already absolutely in love with all of the experiences that the Chicago has to offer. Most of last weekend was filled with orientation sessions that help us understand how to live in the city, but we’ve already begun to explore …
It had been 8+ years since I had been on an airplane, so flying into New York was exciting in more ways then one. Given that I’m participating in a domestic program, I was lucky enough to have my mom fly down and spend the weekend with me before orientation on Monday. In order to …
As my time at the Oregon Extension is coming to a close, I’m trying to catalogue stories in an attempt to remember this incredibly rich experience. The semester feels short and long in a timeless sort of way and I have to work to remember both that I’m going and that I’ve been here. As …
Branches whip madly above my head as we walk along a mountainside that’s alternately damp, earthy forest and golden-haired meadows. With his growth potion (aka me – he’s on my shoulders) my young friend Kylan is among the trees. Kylan, when not making the most of his childhood, is an alchemist, who happens to make …
Today I’m sharing a piece written by my good friend Will Lake who’s also here at the Oregon Extension. Earlier in the semester we read Annie Dillard, a nature writer, and were asked to copy her style of writing and observation. We each trundled outside and found a spot to sit as still as possible …
I wake with a foot planted on me. I am immediately angry. So is the owner of the foot. Who’s to blame: me for sleeping on a trail or them for stepping on a sleeping body? I narrowly avoided the above situation. We had just come back from caves filled with tragic stories of …
Today a close friend of mine died. He seemed to be ever present, ever entertaining. He was a calming presence and knew just when you needed a lift up. In a word, he was consistent. He will be dearly missed. He was a wasp named Wesley. My wasp friend, …
There is something magical about the combination of adventure and strangers. We let people in we normally wouldn’t, bond over details which would normally be meaningless, and in my case, are forced to unplug by the stunning lack of service in the Western US. On my way to Oregon, I did a lot of traveling. …
Hello there, While being in another country I came to realize that I wanted to find a community. At first, it wasn’t easy looking for a group of people with anything in common. Finding a friend group, a church group, or even a mentor did not just fall into my hands. I will say the …
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