unconventional roots

Unconventional Roots: A Year with AmeriCorps

March 5, 2012

During second semester, senior year in college, I spent a lot of time thinking about next steps. I knew I didn’t want to go straight into a full-time job. I also knew that I wanted to give back in some way. While I gave some thought to the Peace Corps, being away from home for [...]

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Unconventional Roots: A Study Abroad Adventure

January 31, 2012

Junior year, second semester of college, I had it all planned out: I was going to study indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. But, just weeks before the start date, it was cancelled due to low enrollment. I started from scratch with my study abroad program search, and thought of where I’d [...]

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Unconventional Roots: How It All Began

January 17, 2012

It’s funny. I often feel like the path I’ve taken is pretty different from many of my friends and family. I took time off from jobs to try all kinds of travel adventures and internships, to really embrace life and figure out what I loved (and learned what I didn’t love, in the process). Knowing [...]

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Unconventional Roots: New Beginnings

January 10, 2012

Back in December, I received an email from a college student who found my blog through a search on jobs on farms: While I was looking through the Hawthorne Valley Farm website, it led me to your blog post from May 10th, 2011. Your post really connected to me, because while I am still in [...]

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