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One of my favorite things that we have done so far this year in Hands for a Bridge is the dance-a-thon. I think we did it at a really good point in the year because it provided us for a great time to bond more as a group when we still didn’t know each other quite well enough. Spending 24 hours with a group of people and learning how to deal with them even when you were sleep and shower deprived was really good preparation for sharing similar experiences when travelling! My favorite part of the dance-a-thon was watching each team’s dances and seeing what themes they came up with. My team danced to ‘I’m like a bird’ and we made our very own bird outfits. Needless to say we won best costumes!
-Maggie Montgomery
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 10:22 |
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The concept of change encompasses such a broad spectrum of words, ideas, human beings, and creations that teetering on the precipice of change is largely frightening. However there is no better feeling than once the initial leap of faith needed to ignite change has been taken. As a student in Hands for a Bridge, the power you are given to spark change within your community as well as over seas, is undoubtedly intimidating. For once in my high school career, I took part in a class that placed the responsibility of change and betterment into our own juvenile hands. With new knowledge of social justice and forms of communication expanding beyond dialogue, we were released possessing the instruments of change, now expected to create it. Once we took that initial step, into an ELL classroom, onto an airplane headed for Northern Ireland or South Africa, or into a local food bank, we began to realize through our experiences that change should be revered rather than feared. Its power is a gift that when molded attentively with care, can reap hope and joy.
Emma Mannheimer
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Last Updated on Friday, 07 May 2010 10:45 |
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