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Joy in the Present

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Today we spent most of our day back at the school mixing cement and creating more pillars. In comparison to yesterday, we are twice as efficient at post making which was really awesome. During one of our breaks we listened to one of the main work managers play a traditional Cambodian song using a leaf...

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An Amazing Beginning

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Hello all! This is Penelope and it’s my day to be journal girl! Well, on June 29 we arrived in Nairobi after long days of traveling. Our many plane rides consisted of multiple crying children, broken air conditioning, and broken televisions. Even though those things were not as fun, the planes allowed all of the...

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Someone Please Ship Me Chili's Desserts (And Other Thoughts)

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Something that’s always bothered me is our society’s need for everything (and everyone) to be groundbreaking and extraordinary at each moment in order for the activity or person to be noteworthy. This leads to raging disappointment (at least for me) when I am a part of something that doesn’t shout “impressive!” However, as I’ve grown...

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