Today has been good.

My mom and I got all the weeds, wilted tulips and played out daffodils removed from the flowerbeds. Then I planted 9 different herbs (some of which I have been growing in yogurt cups since March) and drew/glued to sticks/put up little identification signs for them. AND-I got a job!

To celebrate the “welcome aboard” phone call, I ( Read more... )

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So, am going this Bread for the World leadership training conference in June and am supposed to show up with a set of personal learning goals based on the community I am working/studying and living in. Bread is a Christian organization that works to lobby our government representatives to pass bills that will help relive hunger and poor nutrition ( Read more... )

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Last weekend I competed in the Siouxperman Triathlon. It was my first race like it ever and I’d been training for the entire spring semester. I must admit that I slacked major-ly during some of my busiest weeks, though ( Read more... )

Did you know that ants make noise? I woke up this morning with my ear cupped over one on my pillow, which is probably why I could hear it, but it was screeching and biting me! My ear is still a little red ( Read more... )

A little rendition I came up with earlier this evening while sitting in the Bean ( Read more... )

One in twenty children in sub-Saharan Africa have been orphaned by AIDS.

During Justice Week, one in twenty members of our college community wore orange shirts to represent these orphans and raise awareness of the pandemic.

see actingonaids.org

Five in five roommates participated.


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Another Wednesday and it was my night to cook. Nothing scary this week--the menu reads: Pasta and Salad. They even purchased the feta cheese that I put on the grocery list. But it's 8pm and in the fridge, sealed in it's package, the feta sits.

When I got back from classes this afternoon, one roommate emerged from the living room and immediately ( Read more... )