while i was initially a bit bummed that my action group is the only one without a dane, i think i actually got really lucky. i'm working with sesi, a guy from austin, texas, whose family immigrated to the u.s. from nigeria when he was 8, and inga, a bosnian girl who lived through the war, spending 4 years of her childhood almost never leaving her basement for fear of being shot. it's just amazing hearing people's stories when you take/have the time to be with them and listen. our group dynamic seemed to really work - inga and i are both sort of sarcastic and bitchy and more or less want to control everything, but sesi's laid-back, relaxed humor kept everything upbeat and on-track. stories about our histories and families came out slowly as we worked all day today on our project, creating an interesting framework for understanding where we each are coming from and what we are bringing to the table. the research topic itself is incredibly interesting, but i think it was working together that actually made it worth it for me. thanks, hia!
sadly, and really quite surprisingly, i only have two days left in denmark. tomorrow we have presentations all day (i've still gotta work on my part of that...) then a good-bye dinner and some group going out at night. saturday we're on our own, and marissa and i are hoping to cram in all of the sight-seeing stuff we never had time to do. then, early sunday morning we're off to spend 3 more super busy days in paris with the whole european program. it will be really cool to see everyone again, witness their group dynamics, see how relationships have formed, etc. weird though, and i'm kind of nervous about it, and really quite sad to be leaving copenhagen. maybe someday i'll be back.
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Ah, I'm so happy to hear about how things are really working on a deep level--Yes! and sad too that good things come to an end--but you will have made some new friends and learned some valuable lessons--sooo glad u are sharing. Listening is really a key word in eastern religions--buddhism seems to be so about listening, deep and presnt listening--they call it mindful listening--yes, well. gotta go help with dinner. The dogs are having a barkathon but have been quite today--quite hot also. Lena busy with Eloesa and Dave--Troxels off to Colorado for the wkend to Lisa'a big family reunion at Navajo Lake. My feet are liking all the docs' instructions--naps included. I love you tons--talk soon--hope this posts.
ReplyDeleteps My friend Karin went nuts when she saw yr site as she lived in an apartment in one of the pix and her friend in another--she really wants to chat when you come next time. Guess she couldn't figure out the extra twists to this particular comment endeavor.
ReplyDeletei am reading the blog too! there's always just too much to comment on. we'll have to talk about everything when you get here... i really want to hear about it all in depth. can't wait to see you!
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