Tag: Goshen College
The Harvest Time of Life: A Mini-Memoir
Last Sunday, Stuart and I celebrated the last day of August with one of our many bike rides in the hill/woods/lake country here in southwestern Michigan. We have enjoyed watching the grape vines become green, then produce fruit, and soon we will get to observe the harvest. Next Tuesday another sign of the season arrives–all [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2009 under Personal Reflections.
Tags: Anthony, Chelsea, core values, Goshen College, harvest, Kate, mini-memoir, Nik, soccer, Stuart
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Mini-Memoir: What I Learned from Students in Haiti and the Ivory Coast (on SST)
The question comes to me from a blogger in Orange County, CA, who has a following in her own blog from ex-patriots all over the world. What did you learn from your students in Haiti and in the Ivory Coast?
First of all, you need to know about the Goshen College Study-Service Term (SST). This program, [...]
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 under Personal Reflections.
Tags: courage, curiosity, Goshen College, humility, love, mini-memoir, SST
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Mini-Memoir: How Long Have I Been Teaching Memoir?
How long have I been teaching memoir writing? On its face, the answer is, “not very,” but I can also truthfully say “about 40 years.”
How can both be true? The recent teaching comes in the form of workshops I have blogged about previously– three sessions at the Fetzer Institute and two about workshops given at [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2009 under Personal Reflections, Teaching Memoir Writing.
Tags: Anthony, Goshen College, Haiti, mini-memoir, Mrs. Lochner, teaching
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