I’d say Thursday nights are great nights to have a...

By: Abby Hannifan ('12)

Location: Quetzaltenango Guatemala - Primeros Pasos

I’d say Thursday nights are great nights to have a fireside chat (in an old neighborhood fire station) with the guy who trained Obama in community organizing.

Whenever I think about all the things I want to do that I...

By: Abby Hannifan ('12)

Location: Quetzaltenango Guatemala - Primeros Pasos

Whenever I think about all the things I want to do that I don’t technically have the time to do, returning to Guatemole.In.Guacamala. is at the top of the list, highlighted, triple-starred, circled in red marker.

For so long, I abstained from the indulgence of blogging, so I could have time to do “real things.” Things like apply to graduate school, do homework, get a summer job. But you know what? I’m a little weary of hearing my heart say it wants some things, but not giving my heart those things (quiet time with Jesus, less Rand-lunch-to-go and more lunch dates with sweet people I love, sleep … well, maybe that’s just my body). So I’m gonna start being a better listener of my heart’s own groanings and COME BACK TO BLOG WORLD YAHHH! I miss archiving my thoughts, being able to aesthetically capture little moments (and preserve them on the Internetz for forever and ever Amen).

I don’t know how often I’ll drop in. And I don’t even know if I’ll be talking to anyone in particular (since Guatemala is in my past, I doubt any of my summer reading buddies have stuck around!). Whether for embarrassment or nostalgia (or just the opportunity to say, “Daaang, 22-year-old Abby. You didn’t have a clue …”), this is for my future self. 

Today, Ally Thompson, a sweet suitemate of mine, surprised me with a home-made, antique teacup candle. What a blessing she (and the other four girls I’ve been shacking up with this year) has been.

Session 2

By: Ellidia Guan ('13) and Dave Ramish ('13)

Location: Buea Cameroon - United Action for Children

Annotated Bibliography for potential Summer Project   Liu, Yuanli , Keqin Rao, and William C Hsiao. “Medical expenditure and rural impoverishment in China.” Centre for Health and Population Research 3 (2003): 216-222. Print. Though China’s overall economy has been on the climb, healthcare is still a market that needs much attention.  Lack of insurance coverage [...]

Turning the Page

By: Ellidia Guan ('13) and Dave Ramish ('13)

Location: Buea Cameroon - United Action for Children

Another year of school is just beginning and I can already feel the grey hairs and wrinkles coming in.  In the world of college, I am what we call “Over the Hill”.  No longer the bright faced freshman or the know-it-all sophomore, I am a washed up junior who knows only half the number of [...]

“It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith...

By: Sanah Ladhani ('12)

Location: New York City New York - Housing Works

“It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, and sets it free.”   —Harry Emerson Fosdick