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One of the ways people in the U.S. become anesthetized to the suffering of the very poor in both their own backyards and abroad is through the mass of cheap goods provided to them through gigantic corporations who span the … Continue reading
Conveying exactly what life is like in the Campo (the Colombian countryside) may prove difficult. The distance between dirt-floor homes and fully-wired houses lies in more than geographical distance. Understanding what occurs in small, Colombian, mountain hamlets will provide evidence … Continue reading
Right now, I am sitting in a coffee shop. This is no ordinary Starbucks; this is a dyed-in-the-wool coffee roaster. From my vantage point, I can watch two casually-dressed, scruffy-faced fellows load coffee beans into a large roaster which slowly … Continue reading
Hello. I am back from Colombia and other travels. This is my first post about the experience, and I will be only discussing how the trip changed me but not why. First, I went with Christian Peacemaker Teams, but very … Continue reading
At several moments in my life, G-d calls me in such a clear fashion it becomes impossible for me to avoid. One of these moments happened about a month ago. This is the brief story of that and the results. … Continue reading
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