Today we continued working on our projects. Almost all of us are at the stage of working on bigger projects such as rompers and dresses. We went to Passariello’s for lunch and came back and kept working!...
Continue readingBayshore: Rope in the Rain
Bayshore, Day Three Today was super rainy, making boat painting difficult. Instead, we spent time with ropes! Arrival At the beginning of the day, we played Two Truths and a Lie as an icebreaker game. Then the group split into two groups and then resumed our painting projects from yesterday. The larger group,...
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Day 3 started off bright and early. The gang left no time to dilly dally and was on our way at approximately 7:15. Naps were an absolutely necessity on the way to the food bank. When we all arrived at the 2nd Harvest Food Bank we checked in and were guided to a break...
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!
On the bus, it was stormy and rainy. We were all anxious to go blacksmithing and have a lot of fun. Soon the clouds parted and we were able to strike up a fire (albeit with some struggle) and continue our projects. The first hour went rather smoothly, with everyone working on their projects....
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Finding Inspiration at the BAPS Mandir
Today we visited the BAPS Mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey. BAPS is a Hindu religious, humanitarian, cultural, and peace-oriented organization that focuses on humanitarian causes, spirituality, and building strong character. The Mandir, which is a Hindu place of worship, was started in 2005 and will not be finished until 2020. There are 5 different buildings that...
Continue readingTaking a Lichen to the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Today is the third day of the Pine Barrens Intensive Learning. We spent the whole day at Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford, NJ. There we learned about the multitude of animals that live in the Pines from: turtles, snakes, owls, hawks, crows, deer, and a raccoon. Some of the animals were even albino...
Continue readingTeddy Bear Patriarchy
We spent the morning in the library reading an article by Donna Haraway called “Teddy Bear Patriarchy.” This is a sophisticated piece of cultural analysis that looks closely at the messages embedded in the American Museum of Natural History, where we will visit tomorrow. Our conversation as we read took us a number of...
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Silk Screen & Stamp
On Monday morning, we started off the day by dying wool. After working on that for a bit and working on our quilts, we took a bus to the Lonni Rossi fabric design studio in Ardmore, PA. Lonnie taught us how to silk screen and stamp fabric. We got to design our very own fabrics...
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¡Vamos a la Playa!
El 26 de marzo en Holguín, Cuba We started the day off a bit earlier than yesterday, 8am! After, we got all dressed up, and went to María’s church, the one where we are residing. The group sat in the service briefly before dispersing into smaller groups, one with the little kids, and one with...
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Dominican Republic: Service & Sun
Today was awesome! We had a great day, beginning with a nice breakfast around 8:30 and a 45 minute ride on the bus with our driver, Antonio. We arrived at the girls orphanage run by the same organization as the Orfanato de Niños de Cristo which we had visited on Saturday. There are 60...
Continue readingYoga Retreat Day One: Majestic
Today was our first day at Pendle Hill. We started by meeting our awesome yoga instructor, Alex, and then practiced our first (very intense) yoga session. After a nutritious lunch, we traveled to Wissahickon Valley Park to experience nature through a very mountainous hike. We picked up some stones to create intention stones later...
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Thinking about where we went and where we are going
We began the second day of Intensive Learning with a brief recap of Day 1. We discussed the important factors of our first day, and our major takeaways from our trip to the APS. Each student talked briefly about the document or artifact they examined at the library, and we filled in an absent...
Continue readingMonday, March 27th — Cathedral Food Pantry and Anna Sample House
Words of wisdom for the day delivered by a recipient of food at the Cathedral Food Pantry “Live the Golden Rule. You can say it, but do you live it?”...
Continue readingProviding Food Security for South Jersey
Today, our group went to the The Food Bank of South Jersey, which is located at 1501 John Tipton Boulevard, in Pennsauken. When we departed the bus, we signed in and each got a volunteer number. Next, we were given a brief tour of the massive and impressive facility, and then we were introduced...
Continue readingDog Days
We started off our dreary Monday morning by enjoying some breakfast food and watching dog development videos (the socialization period starts around 3-4 weeks, when the pups’ eyes open and they can hear, and lasts only until about 12 weeks!). We then got on the bus and headed off to our first park, Timber Creek!...
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