life: in progress

I wouldn't be nearly as nervous about the fact that I'm spending the next 15 weeks in Geneva, Switzerland, except that I only have one pair of black tights, and they have a hole in them.  I first saw the hole in November, and love them so much that I couldn't bear to replace them.  It's been three months now and they have been holding out like champs.  So many times I turned down buying a new pair; I had so much confidence in them!  But now that I'm in the airport, suitcase already en route to Europe, I'm having my doubts.  Oh well.  I guess this is my first lesson in trust.  The truth is, some things just have to be left up to fate.   My latest adventure (read: expensive endeavor) is going to be touring the Swiss countryside, skiing the Alps, and sampling every kind of chocolate, cheese, and wine I can afford.  In the off chance that I get tired of chocolate or skiing, I also registered for 16 college credits to occupy my time, studying g...

--> It’s been almost a year to the day since I published my most last post on this blog.   Needless to say, we have a lot of catching up to do.   Rather than trying to retell everything though, I am just going to pick up with where I am now.   And, to continue in the spirit of change, I am going to use this space to process some lessons I have been learning instead of simply retelling all of my experiences in India.   It’s late tonight.   Actually, to be honest, it’s only 10:17pm, but after not enough sleep all week and an intellectually and socially demanding day, my body aches for rest.   But I cannot sleep until I have recorded the events of this day in all their glory before they are faded by morning.   Today I, almost by accident, went to a conference that was focused on how to respond to global humanitarian crises.   It was on my campus, but those in attendance were not typical visitors to the school. There were key playe...