IO Photography by Idril

04/28/2022

How's the end of semester going?

I have been endlessly revising an on the understanding of service-learning and how it relates to and 's concept of being-in-the-world ( ). It's been eye-opening but I will be endlessly relieved in the next few days to hit the 'send' button to my professor.

I do not think it will be the last time I look at this essay. It's too important to be relegated to the virtual dust of copious essays. I look forward to taking a break from the madness of recursive revision in a hopeless attempt of perfection.

I look forward to coming back to read this essay and adapt it in the future after a lengthy recess. To return to this essay with only vague ideas and goals so I can let it take me where it needs to be ins†ead of stifling it into a form that's demanded of it.

I took this on , a fluke day in . I earned a sunburn from my stroll, but it was totally worth it, just like this endless revision may be a relief to put behind me - it's totally been worth it.

Don't forget to step back from your work, breathe fresh air and practise photosynthesis. Take care of yourself! 💕 Share your end of semester tales below. It's not a burden you have to carry alone.

01/03/2022

I wrote you a , but it's time to go to bed. The poem is a mirage. 👀

I hope your second day of the year is swell!

, folks!

A poem and photos describing the end of the day, our desire to keep going and our need to retire until sunrise.

01/02/2022

I hope this poem brings hope of a blossoming new year. The world has faced interesting times these last couple years, but we have weathered these times and endured. We must always believe in the promise of tomorrow, especially while living the blessing of today.

Happy New Year! Bonne année, et bonne santé! Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar! Gëzuar vitin e ri! Prosit Neujahr! Many blessings for the days of 2022!

Kind regards,

Ara Orden

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The white snow covered the remembered spring flowers;
The trees stood naked to the cold air, their leaves buried at their feet;
The world stood still for a moment, vast, bright and beckoning;
This, the sole reason of life:
To bear witness of nature, strength and resilience;
Take lesson of the trees and relentless flowers;
Let the cold snow bury you - breathe the crisp winter air into your lungs;
And know that the rejuvenation of spring is just around the corner;
Waiting to rise again, a champion of existence, and the heart of nature.

We forget that humanity is a part of nature, as natural and persistent, as beautiful and terrifying, and just as relentless.

We will live on, if only we remember to take in the everyday moments, to appreciate the hard times, and accept the ones that are not our dreams but stand before us regardless.

A poem and photograph bringing in the New Year and connecting the hibernation of winter to the rebirth of spring, encouraging the promise of a new year.

11/10/2021

Give a gift of the world outside for the holidays.

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Land's End Photograph by Ara Orden