11.25.10
First, an explanation:
In my online Religion and Anthropology last week one forum was entirely devoted to posting some of our favorite quotes (we read a book about the use and important of words). But here is the twist: we were asked to post quotes not from famous people, but from people we know.
People always give me a hard time about all the stories from Guatemala that I share, but the fact is that the month I spent there was incredible. The main reason was the people on that trip. Hence I give you two quotes that I wrote in my journal that come from two of my friends from my time in Guatemala:
In my online Religion and Anthropology last week one forum was entirely devoted to posting some of our favorite quotes (we read a book about the use and important of words). But here is the twist: we were asked to post quotes not from famous people, but from people we know.
People always give me a hard time about all the stories from Guatemala that I share, but the fact is that the month I spent there was incredible. The main reason was the people on that trip. Hence I give you two quotes that I wrote in my journal that come from two of my friends from my time in Guatemala:
"When I think about all the problems in the world I simultaneously feel so small and yet so important."
- Janne , my friend from college, certainly one of the smartest people I know.
"Service Trips are all about falling in love with Humanity."
"Service Trips are all about falling in love with Humanity."
- David, another friend from college. He was also on the Guatemala trip to Guatemala. During that month long trip we spent a lot of time examining what we were doing there and the purpose of it all, David's words provided many of us with the best lens for understanding our purpose during our time at the orphanage.
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