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A Wild Soul

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the 1st year in photos

4 June 16, 2019 Maine

the 1st year in photos

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1 September 22, 2012 New York

24

I turned 24 today, and I must admit, despite the drop in temperature and the shorter days, my birthday has caught me by surprise. 20-freaking-4! I feel… old. The new song “Live While We’re Young” popped up on youtube, and I was overcome with this sense that maybe, just maybe, I’ve missed my chance to…

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What is the winter for? To remember Love.

0 December 27, 2010 New York

What is the winter for? To remember Love.

New York Blizzard of December 2010 I ventured out into the blizzard to take some pictures. I wore the dress my mom gave me for christmas (which, for all that I just said in my last post, I still love and if it proves to be durable enough, will most definitely become the dress of…

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0 December 26, 2010 New York

now my heart stumbles on things i don’t know, this weakness I feel I must finally show

This video (with no intentional connection to Christmas) makes me think of the way Christmas should be: people appreciating and celebrating life by showing beauty and love to those closest to them as well as to strangers. I have the song Awake my Soul by Mumford & Sons stuck in my head. It describes me…

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0 September 11, 2010 Maine

September 11th, 2010

It’s been 9 years. I don’t have anything special I want to say to commemorate today or the lives lost. I just need to write. It’s been two months since I’ve been on here; I had to try a few different passwords to log-in. I’ve written since then, mostly about my grandmother and our time…

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Waka, waka! 8 Goals, 5 years. Do it, do it!

0 June 21, 2010 New York

Waka, waka! 8 Goals, 5 years. Do it, do it!

Millennium Development Goals In 2000, 189 nations came together and agreed upon 8 goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development. These goals are the…

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MDG 2010 summit informal hearings

0 June 12, 2010 New York

MDG 2010 summit informal hearings

On Monday and Tuesday, I will attend the Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly in preparation for the MDG 2010 summit (High-level Plenary Meeting). The UN Member States hope this MDG 2010 summit will rally support and encourage collective action in reaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The UN Member States asked the…

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1 February 9, 2010 Musings

Protected: I won’t be made useless

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0 February 7, 2010 Musings

Protected: Woman King

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0 August 28, 2009 Musings

Mississippi – “Then we sat on our star and dreamed of the way that we were and the way that we wanted to be.”- Morrison

Dear Whoever May Still Read This, I want to update you on what’s been going on these past few weeks. I apologize if you texted, called, facebooked, or e-mailed me during the month of July and did not hear back from me. On July 4th, I drove down New Jersey to volunteer at training camp…

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0 June 5, 2009 Musings

Do you do something?

Last night I attended the Dosomething Awards at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY and they were AWESOME. Do Something is an incredible organization that honors young change-makers and inspires other young people to DO SOMETHING. My favorite part (and  I think this is what sets them apart MOST from other organizations) is…

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0 April 9, 2009 Musings

Twitter Protest, Using Technology to Create Social Change

Twitter, what exactly is it? Short answer- Twitter is a social networking cite that facilitates communication by allowing people to say what they are doing in 140 characters or less. Long answer- Twitter is whatever the user wants it to be! Some use Twitter as a way to keep friends updated on events and social…

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