Category Archives: Block 3: 2012-13

So I know I’m really late on posting my final reflection, but home turned out to be way busier than I was expecting it to be! Wow I miss you all so much. Emily and I are in the same … Continue reading →

I know all the posts are now sappy closing posts, and since I’m no great writer I won’t bother trying to make this post stand out. I just want to express how deeply I appreciate everything that each person brought … Continue reading →

The End Has Finally Come. 2012! I said goodbye to the class last night after a Wopila ceremony with Selinda, a feast at Bruce’s house, and a party at my house. I have never in my four years experienced a … Continue reading →

“Though I may travel far I will meet only what I carry with me, for every man is a mirror. We see only ourselves reflected in those around us. Their attitudes and actions are reflections of our own. The whole … Continue reading →

I didn’t think I was going to write a third post. But I have to share my deep gratitude. I woke up this morning, feeling a sense of loneliness, leaving my newfound family. Along with the loneliness, though, I am … Continue reading →

Completing and performing the final project was a perfect ending to a perfect class. The rigorous religious discussion, trip of a life time to Pine Ridge, Bruce, and the people of the class all combined to form an experience I … Continue reading →

Along with Ellen and Courtney’s posts I wanted to talk about my feeling on building the sweat lodge in silence.  I wanted to touch on the end result of the sweat lodge when we had to build it in silence. When … Continue reading →

It seems to me that every year when thanksgiving rolls around I can’t help but notice minute details in life that fill me with an overwhelming sense of thankfulness.  Reflecting on the past few weeks of class there are more … Continue reading →

Just as I was beginning to worry that Pine Ridge was slipping out of my reach, that it was just a little too far away, I was reminded that I have all I need here “at the center of my … Continue reading →

Block 3 is spiraling to an end. It’s Week 4, and rather than being consumed by a rush of anxiety, I’m oddly calm. Week 4 and calm? What? A lot happened in this block–a lot of reading, a lot of … Continue reading →