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Final Reflection

These past three weeks are hard to explain in words. I think that the experiences we had went well beyond my expectations that I wrote about in our first blog post.   I especially note that the conversations we had with all the people we met were far more inspiring, emotional, and real than I had ever imagined. While one of … Continue Reading

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Have I lost my culture? January 14, 2017

This was one of the most special days for me so far.  While I do want to talk about the amazing things that I saw and bought at the Hilo market, the day was particularly important for me because a piece of my identity was brought to my attention and (maybe) questioned.  As we go from island to island, from … Continue Reading

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