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It Takes A Village
I never really understood the value of community until recently. As a loner, I’ve always felt the most comfortable in the presence of my own…
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Be, and Then Share
The type of awareness I need to have to work with children in the Montessori environment and beyond has been by far the most intimate,…
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A Letter From My Brother
Brother unlucky came to visit. He travelled upward of 36 hours to come and see me. And he stayed for 12 days. During those 12…
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The Things I Won’t Miss About China
Obviously, I started putting this together before I actually left China. But I left and went straight to India and completely immersed myself in that…
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The Future, the Present and the Choices We Make
I still remember walking into my classroom on the first day, the first week, the first month, and not having any idea what I’d gotten…
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China is Killing Me Slowly
And I can’t determine if I mean that figuratively or literally or a little bit of both. I just got out of the hospital that…
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A Different Language
I’ve spent a large part of the last few months of 2017 complaining about China and my experience here so far; and I am well…
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Be Still and Fall in Love
I left China and came to my dream destination and the entire experience so far has been surreal. I wish I could write to you…
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Chapter 4: Facing Me
I write to you from a tiny village in Yixing, China, known for both tea plants and being the holy land for Buddhism in Southern…
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Getting Back to The Source
In fact, I’m here now, basking in the glory of mountain views and island breeze; waking up to smiling faces and the rhythm of the…