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Looking past the surface level

Today we visited Old Town San Diego-the birthplace of California. To me, the most memorable part of the “tour” was learning the town’s history from Dr. Alex Gomez; however, the story conveyed to me by the plaques/exhibits neglected a lot of what I learned from him. I learned a lot about the Mormon Church’s participation...

Inspiring Words from the Found of Give and Surf

Today we had breakfast as always, and after that we had the opportunity to listen to the founder of Give and Surf (the non-profit we are workin with) explain his work, motivation, and ideas for the future. His words were very inspiring and encouraged all students to take full advantage of this opportunity. Afterwards we...

The Inipi and Black Hills

The Inipi: we took part in a traditional Lakota ceremony called inipi, which means “to live”, and is shaped like the mother’s womb, representing rebirth. The inipi is a dark canvassed tent that is heated with many hot stones from a fire. Inside, we sit by decreasing age in a circle, and participate in prayers...

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