So few people really speak with true conviction and passion these days. Perhaps that’s more of a statement about the people that I usually talk with, but I was reminded last night in a conversation that there is something particularly moving about a face-to-face conversation with a person. All the little things: tone, intensity, volume, physical [...]
As part of LAUP, I took a tour of East LA today and noticed something: poorer neighborhoods have a lot of fast food establishments. (Oddly enough, urban youth tend to have a disproportionate problem of malnutrition and obesity.) The lack of average chain-style restaurants has a subtle but surprising impact on the community: no places [...]
I don’t know if one is every truly “ready” for a summer project. Everything is taken care of that needs to be taken care of… I think. But somehow I wish I had more time… Things keep on coming up that make this more difficult.