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Last Updated: August 26, 2019

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“There’s no disconnect here.”

Posted: August 15, 2019

Jonathan Gushue expertly picks his way down a rock-strewn pathway. Gazing straight ahead, he steps quickly and precisely over any obstacles he encounters. Seemingly immune to the cold and wind, it’s as if he’s been navigating this trail for years. “You’re doing something for more than yourself.” In reality, he is still becoming acquainted with…Continue Reading ““There’s no disconnect here.”” →

“I wanted to be like a boy again.”

Posted: August 14, 2019

“This Fogo Island, you can feel it as soon as you put your foot on it.” Thomas Bayrle crushes a fresh walnut in his over eighty year-old hand. He’s back in Frankfurt am Main, back in Germany, but the time he spent with his wife Helke on the island in June of 2018 hasn’t ceased…Continue Reading ““I wanted to be like a boy again.”” →

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If the world is a cauliflower, each community is a floret of that cauliflower; some are bigger, some are smaller. Our communities are collectively held together by the stem, which is representative of global systems including our economic and social institutions. The job of the stem is to provide nourishment to the florets and ensure each one can survive and thrive, no matter its size.

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