School and Community

This Sunday I had the honor of serving my community as a part of my educational experience. One of my classes has as a service learning component. Three of us from this class decided to go out into our community and feed the hungry. We connected with a local chapter of "Food not Bombs". This international network of committed citizens, collects ingredients from local stores and cooks meals for the hungry. We put together quite a feast and took it down to the courthouse square. For hours we sat, ate good food, and had amazing conversations with those who came to break bread with us. It helped me to remember that my education is not separate from my life and that I should continue to seek out avenues of connection. At this point in the end of the term I can become overwhelmed with the amount of work I have and forget that there is a whole world outside of campus. This Sunday helped to me remember the big picture. I guess that is what service learning is all about.

Dancing it Up

This Friday many students went out into the community and had a wild night of Contra Dancing! It was soooo much fun. There must have been about a hundred people there of all ages and walks of life. It is a bit like square dancing. You and your partner work your way down lines of other dancers, swinging and laughing. I have not had that much fun in ages. It is all the rage here in Prescott and I plan on jumping on the band wagon. Come on by and join the fun.