Category: Williamsburg
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Belong Here
Growing up in a military family shaped the way I relate to a sense of place. On the one hand, my connection to where we lived was always temporary. On the other, I learned quickly that each place I lived left a lasting imprint on who I was. Each new hometown had its own customs,…
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The Difference Community Makes
A few years ago, I asked the students in the Aim 4 community leadership program to write down three ways they are different because of their community experiences and three ways community is different because they engaged. As I was searching for notes to use at this afternoon’s Aim 4 meeting, I found the students’…
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Vocation, Capacity, Community Part One
When I talk about vocation with students, I often describe it as the overlap between what you want and are equipped to do and what your communities need. After all, active citizenship, the guiding model of our office, is about prioritizing community in your values and life choices. It is through this lens of vocation…
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We Miss …
To the current William & Mary undergrads and the Class of 2016 that recently gained its first members I say: get to work collecting as many memories as you can. I promise you will cherish them.
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Go Colonial
Buy a bonnet, take a walk, drink your cider, pose with a chicken, and appreciate as much as you can the incredible experience that is having Colonial Williamsburg as your backyard.
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Always Do What Your Boss Tells You
Moral of the story: Always listen to your boss or the universe will punish you and Justin Bieber will be sad.
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Snow?? In Williamsburg?
“I can’t imagine us getting more than an inch” I told my friend Friday night as we walked into the campus screening of Where the Wild Things Are (I did not understand that movie, by the way). Late Friday night, however, as I heard excited voices running down the hall, I knew my prediction was…
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Harry Potter is My Role-model and Other More Embarrassing Confessions
So in college we read a lot. Seriously, I once tried to calculate how many total pages I’ve read thus far, and it was just too massive. Most of us came to college as readers and most of the time I find my class readings to be pretty interesting, but it’s never the same is…