Movement in Space, a Story Map: Craig ’17 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Change is Movement/Space/Memory: Craig ’17 at Mujeres de Artes Tomar in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The water pours slowly from the Villavicencio (bottled in Mendoza, Argentina) bottle into the posh wine glass and I suddenly notice the great force and energy of the movement of the simple transfer of material. I notice the beauty and poetics in the change, in
A Thought Provoking Summer on Cape Cod: Allen ’17 at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
I've been undergoing the age old struggle of a student on co-op trying to balance time for work, play and reflection. As of yet, I haven't really achieved a stable balance, but I am taking this as one of the lessons that I am learning
Pre-Clinical, Psychology, Mindfulness, & Wellness (Pre-Social Services), Social Innovation and Entrepreneuership, Southwest, The Work We Do
Regenerative Living: Kurth ’18 at Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Crestone, Colorado
Above is a picture from the path to my tent. It’s a short walk to the main campus from the campsite. Steam was rising from the mountaintops in the distance as the warmer weather rolled in over their snowy peaks. I live and work with Dharma
Work in Japan: Julia Bates ’17 at Suisen Fukushikai in Osaka, Japan
I am currently working for Suisen Fukushikai, a social welfare organization that caters to a wide variety of clients and their needs. They have multiple centers for people with intellectual disabilities, both children and adults, as well as an infant care center, a center for
Having Fun, Doing Good: Kijin Higashibaba ’16 at JAMBO International
I’m not on the most typical co-op. Sure, I’m in Tokyo, Japan, the biggest city in the world, but that’s not what makes it unique. This is my fourth co-op, and unlike any other co-op I have done, I don’t have any co-workers for my
Understanding Place in Buenos Aires: Linger ’17 at Fundacion Hampatu
[caption id="attachment_5700" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Beautiful statue in the Botanical Garden[/caption] “You didn’t understand anything we just said, did you?” Diego said to me in Castellano as I sat at the small kitchen table along with nine other Argentines. I looked out the window to an illuminating
Criminal Defense, Civil Rights – The Police Bureaucracy; Race in Chicago: Treistman ’17 at Law Offices of Phillip Brigham in Chicago, Illinois
For my fourth and final co-op, I sought an experience in the world of law. In my prior work at North Star Fund, I had come across the important role played by legal clinics and civil rights lawyers in justice movements and activism. I wanted
Education & Youth Empowerment (Pre-Education), Psychology, Mindfulness, & Wellness (Pre-Social Services), South
A Budding Instructor: England ’17 at the Chapel Hill Quest Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dear Readers, For my final Co-Op experience as a fourth-year Antiochian I traveled to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Here I am working for Chapel Hill Quest Martial Arts, where very skilled instructors teach their martial art, To-Shin Do, as well as different fitness classes and women's
Therapeutic Communities and Applied Psychology: Krotov ’17 at Gould Farm in Monterey, Massachusetts
This summer I am working at Gould Farm. There are many ways to describe Gould Farm and to explain what they do but, overall, they are a community that focuses on the rehabilitation of people with specific mental disabilities, such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder,