Don't have any photos from today, but it was a good one :) A walk this afternoon listening to Coldplay's "Square One" in a chilly breeze was exactly what I needed... the lyrics that moved me:
"You're in control
Is there anywhere you want to go
You're in control
Is there anything you want to know
The future's for discovering
The space in which we're traveling"

Also, was excited to see kids... I do miss little ones so much when I'm away from the Ecovillage and my little Ava. I was so excited to see a little blond boy with curly hair trying to grab anything off of the tables (I tabled at a club fair).... Kids are so refreshing!

Also refreshing were some good e-mails from back home... and because I don't have any good pictures from the past few days I'm doing a tribute to the ladies in my life who wrote me cheesy e-mails today.

I always appreciate Berea more when I see how unique it is in comparison to other universities... Being here is no different. HSU doesn't offer many programs with free food like Berea does. This past semester at Berea I was able to save a ton of money on my grocery bill and learn a lot by going to the free lunches and dinners on campus. I found out that the Natural Resources Club was having a free pizza meeting tonight and anyone was invited. Being the lover of free food and other frugal grocery endeavors, and interested in natural resources... I went to the meeting. Amusingly, I won a free raffle and am now the proud owner of a green NR club hoodie, woot! The meeting was great too, this older gentleman John spoke about his transition from a kid wanting to protest in college to someone making a difference with restoration work. He and his colleagues were responsible for expanding Redwood National Park by 150,000 acres. His words of advice were simple and emphasized re-thinking typical "environmental vs. loggers" roles... he says to: infiltrate (he and his buddies all worked hard to get into the state's nat. resources staff), don't agitate (referring to typical protesting), and educate (both yourself and the party you believe to be opposing you).

If you're reading this, I hope you are well... if you're not I hope you are well also (but how would you know that?)

love,
mn