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December 9, 2020

Heading to Hebron

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By Sammy Hebron—a city split between the Palestinians and Israelis, where the air is thick with animosity. While the Hebron Massacre fractured the city more than ninety years ago, the cracks still remain. The 1929 massacre occurred when Palestinian neighbors, infuriated by Israel seizing some of Jerusalem, invaded Israeli homes in Hebron and murdered Jews. […]

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December 4, 2020

Thanks to Some Reflection

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By Sofia I’ve said before that I signed up for my Outward Bound course looking for adventure—for something to do. Thankfully, I got more than I expected out of it. My greatest takeaways were a sense of perspective and an understanding of what I can endure, what I can overcome. Stripped of almost every comfort […]

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November 30, 2020

A Positive Test

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By Maya I got COVID-19 this month. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan home to a university whose COVID response has left much to be desired. This has lead to an influx of infection in the community that is deeply intertwined with the university. I got COVID from a friend who got it from a […]

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Gap Year Experiences, New and Old

By: Leslie

By Sara As I’m sure all of us can attest to, this year has been one of uncertainty. I certainly have had to grow accustomed to not knowing what the next days will bring, which has been a difficult shift from the certainty of a school schedule. However, I have realized that uncertainty can bring […]

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November 25, 2020

A Day in My Life

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Hello readers, I’m going to write about a typical day in my life. I’ve been working for a local bookkeeper lately, but here is a day off. 7:30: wake up While I’m not grumpy when I wake up, I am definitely not a morning person. My brain takes a good amount of time to fully […]

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November 24, 2020

Finding New Brushstrokes

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By Kayla  It’s been a year and a half since I’ve visited a museum. Walking around the galleries, I love to take in the artwork around me and explore the paintings that most deeply resonate with me. The pandemic has changed this experience, but it hasn’t erased it completely. I recently visited a small art […]

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November 23, 2020

Freedom and Opportunity

By: Leslie

By Shun  In the past few months, I have come to appreciate the amount of freedom I have to live a “normal” life despite the current pandemic. As most countries are starting once again to implement travel restrictions and lockdown measures, Japan seems to be doing the opposite: removing the 2-week quarantine upon entering the […]

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November 21, 2020

The Importance of Being Present

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By Hannah For the past 8 weeks, I have been traveling through Hawaii and the West Coast on an ARCC gap semester. While I could go on and on about why the trip was so special, there is one aspect that I noticed from the beginning which made for a very impactful experience: how easy […]

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Cultural Immersion From the Comfort of My Own Home

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By Camille The summer before I entered high school, my grandmother took me on a two-week trip to Paris. I had never been out of the United States before, and had only been out of California to visit my great grandmother in St. Louis. I eagerly packed my bags and couldn’t wait for the airplane […]

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November 19, 2020

For the Sake of Adventure

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By Sofia Before you begin, let me explain. I just finished a 50 day Outward Bound course. 50 showerless, uncomfortable, incredible, challenging, absurdly fun days. In retrospect, this was the most fulfilling experience of my life, but a challenge like this is one that cannot be overcome without reaching immense highs and lows, without pointed […]

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