tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21400562874975928632024-03-14T00:49:46.240-07:00Kroka 2020 Arctic to Manhattan SemesterKroka Semester Programshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273785835730041910noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140056287497592863.post-39583679300738647392020-06-16T13:36:00.000-07:002020-06-16T13:36:19.308-07:00Blog #10: Final Farewells!<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
We have landed. We have looked around at each other and cried in a release of all the emotions, bitter sweetness, anxiety, sorrow, accomplishment, and disbelief… The past two weeks have flown by, filled with de-issue tasks, small group projects, and preparation for the end.<o:p></o:p><br />
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We sustainably managed forest land, ran the farm, put up siding and drywall, built cabinets, supported a bakery, raised up an army of humane trophies, pieced together a deck for future students and staff to eat meals on… We have slowly acclimated ourselves to the “real” world. It seems every time we check back in with society another catastrophe is upon us. I hope the world is capable of reflection and change. If anything, we are returning from semester capable of being catalysts for change if we choose to do so. Change is imminent so why not influence it for the better? In any case we prepare ourselves for separation with a boat-load of emotion and thought: luckily we know how to carry it, at least from the river to the red roofed barn.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The Grand Opening of the new deck made by Elena and Katarina during small group projects!</div>
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A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this experience possible, the staff at Kroka who worked tirelessly to prepare, run, and then continue the semester even when all other schools were closing. The energy and love put into designing the curriculum and all the hours spent with us in the field has not gone unnoticed – this program is what it is because of their commitment. Thank you to all our parents and siblings who supported us in this endeavor and let us leave them for five months with wishes for growth and adventure. Thank you to the Mackenzie Foundation: without their financial support our semester would not have been able to continue after the quarantine. Their help allowed for Kroka to keep paying staff. This brings me to each individual instructor who went out with us into the woods and brought many gifts within them – Jo, Oliver, Zoe, Hannah, Thomas, Misha, Jackie, and Miron. I would especially like to thank Jo who spent all of the five months with us, becoming more than an instructor but part of our family. We will miss you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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End of Semester Manifesto</div>
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Our semester believes in racial equality and is committed to not just being bystanders in the Black Lives Matter movement. As we rejoin the larger communities we each belong to, we vow to use our voices and bodies for the ushering in of systematic and social change.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a semester student, I have learned that a strong community is essential to survival. I have learned that intention combined with action make a difference.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have learned to take actionable measures towards creation, as well as how to value the gifts that unique individuals bring to a collective community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have learned to not only care for myself, but to think of things on a macrocosmic level. I am a piece of a greater puzzle and I understand that my actions, though they seem small, in the big picture cause a ripple effect that can change the world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have learned that the time for waiting is over. The time for doing is now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have learned to see the need of the whole and live for more than my own needs. I have learned to live with an expedition mentality – thinking about the people at the back of the line and not leaving them behind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I believe that every human person deserves to live with dignity and strength, every person has a place in this world. And I believe that as a beneficiary of education and privilege I can no longer confine my opinions to the coffee table.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I believe in my own ability to contribute to the reformation of the destructive aspects of human life. I believe that maintaining altruistic will within my actions is the harder but more gratifying path. Active consciousness leads to justice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will show up in community organizing, pressure politicians, and examine the US systems and institutions that perpetuate racism.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I commit to actively opposing racist speech instead of staying quiet to gain social capital. I will commit to acting whenever I see an opportunity to improve the lives of those around me in all people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will seek the truth and from a position of understanding take direct action, as well as comprehend the fuller picture and take steps in that context as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will commit to educating myself, embracing the discomfort that comes with the newness of action. I will commit to no longer being a passive bystander. I emerge ready to examine myself - my choices, my biases and my privilege. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Graduation procession singing "Home, I'm coming home, I need the land to heal my soul."</span></div>
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Kroka Semester Programshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273785835730041910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140056287497592863.post-83095045393304330202020-06-03T16:14:00.003-07:002020-06-03T16:33:12.855-07:00Blog #9: Connecticut River<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">exciting to read a more modern rendition of the epic, and the first English translation by a woman, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">night. Towards the end of our river leg when we were looking for a spot to sleep near Ascutney, we</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">From Ellsworth’s property we crossed the river and hiked five miles to the Weathersfield trailhead </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">where we met up with Rodger Haydock, an amateur geologist who had been volunteering his time to </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">As we climbed we would stop every once in a while to continue our lesson about Mount Ascutney </span><br />
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Kroka Semester Programshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273785835730041910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140056287497592863.post-32402812991288882942020-05-13T12:36:00.000-07:002020-05-13T12:44:55.869-07:00Blog #8: Maine Coast - Blue Hill & Penobscot Bay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The glorious sun – it's amazing to know that I am among the first in North America to appreciate its accent, the birds of Marshall Island, who are already hard at work scavenging for food and singing about the day to come, and finally, my impatient bladder. As I pee, I am being filled by a deep gratitude, to be here in the golden grass, among the woodpeckers, chickadees, seagulls, bald eagles, seals, slugs, deer, and even the ticks that call these islands home. I feel grateful to be an observer of the tide, coming in and out twice now during the duration of my sit spot. I wonder if my fellow semester students are also watching the sun and listening to the ornithological orchestra. Perhaps they are still asleep, wrapped up in their sleeping bag cocoons, while we are all out of site and sound of each other, I can feel the pull and presence of the others. We have begun to gravitate around each other, knowing someone will hold you when you are feeling down, listen when endless thoughts sprout out of your being, feed you at the sound of growling stomach, support you in rising to the occasion, and meet back all together around an inner fire after all tasks have been completed and only reflections remain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">“My spot is under a huge gnarly maple tree, and it’s close to the ocean. I’ve noticed many things here. The tree has little flowery buds sprouting from all the knobs on its branches. I thought they were small red berries at first because I did not look close enough.” Sydney</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">“I am practicing focusing my eyes: Moss on the roots a few feet away, tiny green shoots only inches from me, closer a gray-blue Spider frightened by my breath. I stop breathing until it moves again. The blister on my left index finger then sliding out of focus. The hexagonal disks of iridescence, the sun coaxed out of my eye lashes.” Eliza</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This leg has meant so much for us – the return of the spring, the return of expedition and with it some normality, new flows of the day and Earth to adjust to. The rhythms of the Ocean in particular are a large presence in our lives as they set the verdict for how and when we travel. Some days we sit on the beach reading<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>The Sea Around Us</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Rachel Carson and working on academic assignments, while we wait for the winds to turn, the tide to come in, or the fog to burn off. Other days we move through camp take-down as fast as we can in order to catch the wind in the direction of our next island camp. Those are moments of pure bliss! The hoisted Maroon sails hesitating for a brief moment before billowing out – filled to the brim with the wind’s breath. Suddenly we are flying across the bay without so much of a lily dip in the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The days of hard travel against wind and tide, paddle in hand, have gifted us with a deeper appreciation, a childlike wonder at what the power of the wind coupled with a few motions of our sun-cooked, salt-boiled, paddle-hardened hands can achieve. Almost like Aladdin’s carpet, but better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Each of the islands we visited has been kind to us, each beautiful in her own way. Like us these islands will be forever connected through their shared history of once being a unified landmass separated by a passing iceberg. While they no longer touch, they are the same essence, united by the same sun and water. Jackie reminds us that they still lie together on the continental shelf – some times it is hard to distinguish islands from students, especially with the final days of semester approaching fast and fear of separation, of regression, of the unknown, lays thick like the morning fog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Soon we will migrate once more to the Connecticut River which will carry us South into familiar lands. The ocean has been so kind to us. We will carry her spirit with us in our souls, and the salt of her waters in our clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Until the next time, OddTree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kroka Semester Programshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273785835730041910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140056287497592863.post-79121508362663496842020-04-27T06:15:00.001-07:002020-04-27T06:18:49.244-07:00Blog #7: Mahoosuc<div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Driving back to the U.S. from Jacques’, we were surprised to see cars on the road, lots of people going for walks, McDonalds counting itself as an essential business… we imagined the whole of the world as one giant ghost town. That was, of course, silly of us, as people still need their Big Macs. We were stopped at a checkpoint, only to be hurried along by a Quebecois police after informing him of our plan to go back to the U.S. and stay there. Border crossing had never been easier. We were the only ones passing through that day and the border officers were expecting us. The first thing America had to say to us was, “Welcome back! There is no toilet paper left in stores!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There were mixed feelings about coming back – perhaps some sarcastic patriotism. About half a mile from the border, we stopped at the side of the road, and marked our territory. Instantly we felt right back at home. There was also a dance party to Klezmer/Gypsy/punk/electro music where we all went wild and Elena blew us all away with her pro dance moves (on top of the van).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After 16.5 hours of driving, flash roadside dance parties, loud singing, attempted sleep, and many rounds of bannock, we arrived at Mahoosuc Guide Service, home and business of Polly, Kevin, and their beloved huskies. Jackie had arrived earlier that day, and welcomed us and showed us into the lodge we would live in for the next three weeks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Polly and Kevin are extremely knowledgeable and experienced guides and teachers who opened their home, time, and supply of patience to us for very little in return. We could not be more grateful for this safe haven we landed in. Before long, we began living into the flow of life here at Mahoosuc: carving paddles with Kevin in the barn, coming along with Polly and Kevin for dog chores, working on our big jobs to prepare for all the ocean will be, and watching movies/documentaries with Polly in the evening.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yXuhBYqkUz4hZofrIEguJDAkamHLX-kh0pI1QbUxQasKjPyostXhMPAN3evvPcWwJyvdBj_JLSgmXhjYUw078j6zn_9u22DGJ_CN9SYspeyp22kQW2xyj8Rx_TrHt-59ylJZ29rMWRHJ/s1600/Early+spring+at+Mahoosuc+guide+service.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yXuhBYqkUz4hZofrIEguJDAkamHLX-kh0pI1QbUxQasKjPyostXhMPAN3evvPcWwJyvdBj_JLSgmXhjYUw078j6zn_9u22DGJ_CN9SYspeyp22kQW2xyj8Rx_TrHt-59ylJZ29rMWRHJ/s640/Early+spring+at+Mahoosuc+guide+service.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmzkyEu8xxgkEg_sy0lv8m5H-7NgWeDqGKk2gMBVreUrfUGV9EpcE4adgOXEYWDB6a-ybzrNg_2lA0N12y-5uBcGZ1P7L93uRYclMkK_FDrWFTPDLuhejrkjoZ0BxLdANo_NXE0Y_cl8Q/s1600/Our+hosts+Polly+Mahoney+and+Kevin+Slater.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmzkyEu8xxgkEg_sy0lv8m5H-7NgWeDqGKk2gMBVreUrfUGV9EpcE4adgOXEYWDB6a-ybzrNg_2lA0N12y-5uBcGZ1P7L93uRYclMkK_FDrWFTPDLuhejrkjoZ0BxLdANo_NXE0Y_cl8Q/s640/Our+hosts+Polly+Mahoney+and+Kevin+Slater.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each morning we wake up to the view of a long green boat and a field of dry grass stretching out to the beautiful red barn sitting underneath the protective watch of Old Speck, still topped with snow. Our days begin with a run, Tai-chi, or yoga, followed by breakfast and a chores period. Four of us meet Polly and Kevin to go look after their dogs’ needs (which mostly consist of lots of love and attention); everyone else washes dishes, disinfects the bathroom, sweeps the floor, or gets ahead on their big job work. On most days the group is split up so that half the group is working on their paddle while others tear through the wood pile or finish projects. Such projects included:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sarah – Made two masts and booms for both boats and also completed boat repairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eliza – Made two beautiful sails and bags to keep them in, as well as a bunch of gear repairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Elijah – Made (who knows how many) bow drill sets for us to use while on the ocean with Kai.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kai – Made (who knows how many) bow drill sets with Elijah. Sharpened our axes and repaired spring tents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rachel – Researched islands in the Penobscot bay to create a rough itinerary and collection of possible campsites for us to use, as well as creating a beautiful map of the area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Julia- Made butt pads! And ORGANIZED EVERYTHING – created new packing lists for the spring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Calla and Elena – Organized a lot of food! Packed out for expedition, and for the three weeks here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sydney – Managed the chore rotation and responsibilities checklist as well as recorded finances, and assisted on practically every other project.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pele – Did many loads of very dirty laundry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Katarina – Did complex mathematical calculations to figure out what out water carrying capacities are and how long we have before needing to replenish our drinking water. Located streams and water sources on islands by examining maps.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While living here at Mahoosuc we practiced celebrating life as often as possible. We had two birthday parties, one for Polly and one for Elena. We made a double-layered chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate lettering on top. Kevin brought ice cream to accompany the cake on its journey to the depths of our stomachs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was a night when Polly came over with a big bag of popcorn and a carousel slideshow of her life in the Yukon Territory. It was in the Yukon that Polly first learned how to mush – dog sledding. The film photographs were amazing, straight from National Geographic, and her stories even more so.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We also celebrated spring holidays. Pele would pass out little bits of Passover snacks after meals and remind us to remember the Jewish people. On Easter Sunday we got up to all sorts of kitchen fun with improvised muffins and liver pie, as well as chocolate bunny droppings from Polly.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9_hxobpI-3nhdqoGrGqf6i6ggLxvWAsMQY2IzYau8Cd4OVE85ZpC7pjX6BTCb1zfGyBm0DzNRIeZr1SPW_y4g3Q0WI5bshQYGlG1Bfn4jS0G_tBVxDeT0_lGLytJ8HLwR7RhJJ0RVPRY/s1600/DSCN1160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9_hxobpI-3nhdqoGrGqf6i6ggLxvWAsMQY2IzYau8Cd4OVE85ZpC7pjX6BTCb1zfGyBm0DzNRIeZr1SPW_y4g3Q0WI5bshQYGlG1Bfn4jS0G_tBVxDeT0_lGLytJ8HLwR7RhJJ0RVPRY/s640/DSCN1160.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Two6VeTa3RH7mjG6cEfho5goLVUKHnTshqlA4_YEbHfWmENSByPRoDkO-zVIXVDHYstuuu_sq_Tge58d_6wGqkzGzt6loksTkgmEUq-alo23fEBGtqIYi8SsfqPpHZ_lp-lbAB3KD2XD/s1600/DSCN1105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Two6VeTa3RH7mjG6cEfho5goLVUKHnTshqlA4_YEbHfWmENSByPRoDkO-zVIXVDHYstuuu_sq_Tge58d_6wGqkzGzt6loksTkgmEUq-alo23fEBGtqIYi8SsfqPpHZ_lp-lbAB3KD2XD/s640/DSCN1105.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46Q3z_2ixPrl2bXEjOaAJL_-gIs787SXRYPdcKpz2wzTxQzecW4CwjNloUvAQmMbnqMMJyJe_VRYm1ci3Qldd-10zhWc1ijj-zRDhLkfkhIe42iMAHVFmorzPC3V4-OOaaBYV1srKqs96/s1600/DSCN1087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46Q3z_2ixPrl2bXEjOaAJL_-gIs787SXRYPdcKpz2wzTxQzecW4CwjNloUvAQmMbnqMMJyJe_VRYm1ci3Qldd-10zhWc1ijj-zRDhLkfkhIe42iMAHVFmorzPC3V4-OOaaBYV1srKqs96/s640/DSCN1087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We celebrated spring weather with a hike up Puzzle Mountain, but soon after starting we realized that winter still lay over the mountain. We, as recent survivors of deep snow, had mixed feelings about being back in post-hole central. We now know that rain boots are just as good at holding water in as keeping it out, and that the Mahoosuc Guide Service barn is visible from Puzzle Mountain’s summit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Yt_rMSWzDgFp4H9vMzmeNXDOiA-NAPXV5Q5TC7GI0s-Wjo2hTHdPf9U8MY2Rti2ekA5G2OCv8dH-ApHLyK_tR6COmNCnXJpWmhWlQ6SKASMz2bdKu98sXPEzTcWw-SCXOX9OH4oj3kxH/s1600/Mahoosuc+mountains.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Yt_rMSWzDgFp4H9vMzmeNXDOiA-NAPXV5Q5TC7GI0s-Wjo2hTHdPf9U8MY2Rti2ekA5G2OCv8dH-ApHLyK_tR6COmNCnXJpWmhWlQ6SKASMz2bdKu98sXPEzTcWw-SCXOX9OH4oj3kxH/s640/Mahoosuc+mountains.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A celebratory moment of the grandest kind was when Kevin and Polly’s gigantic pile of logs disappeared out of existence, well not quite, now it was bucked up, split by hand or splitter, and stacked all around the property. We had worked on the pile almost everyday; bit-by-bit it grew smaller until finally it was gone! While the accomplishment of such an intimidating task is a gift in itself; the fact that we accomplished this task to help Kevin and Polly added even more to the excitement – so when Polly brought out Oreos, we went wild. We have a lot of respect for both of them so they had no need to bribe our love with food, but we certainly appreciated the gesture anyhow.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A sad reality of the virus is that Semester must now try avoiding all spontaneous encounters with humans instead of encouraging them. All of us were looking forward to being able to do service in N.Y.C., which now of course will not happen, even though the city probably needs help now more than ever. Luckily, Polly was able to connect us with a few amazing people who could use our help with some service work. We enjoyed being of use and getting the chance to work outside. We received delicious treats in return for our enthusiasm, but the most valuable gift given to us was the chance to meet all the amazing people who had so many stories to tell, a lifetime worth of knowledge to share with anyone willing to listen. We were inspired, acknowledging our own hope to live lives as full, complex and meaningful. We also realized that there was no summit in life: it only grows and gathers until the very end. Who says you need to slow down with age when you can run a farm, wood mill, food distribution system… ?</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8bZRjTb9Y_r7LhxQPyeUtUw1h6Qi2TEfz0KupZJtF7Udpf_Lg8q_WJ0w0XBovDnZFrgbsCiMKyiletF0ZnIZfzFrew28EXBom4-jvsARDQ3oM31ATRfyZV1ASRYfCMcqxZgOorQQW_WL/s1600/DSCN1073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8bZRjTb9Y_r7LhxQPyeUtUw1h6Qi2TEfz0KupZJtF7Udpf_Lg8q_WJ0w0XBovDnZFrgbsCiMKyiletF0ZnIZfzFrew28EXBom4-jvsARDQ3oM31ATRfyZV1ASRYfCMcqxZgOorQQW_WL/s640/DSCN1073.JPG" width="480" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BeXjZ0mGunCItvqRWVXFW2567yCcTBRNZRUu1XCqg4LNDPYs6gQ7UrDfownyX8fgX3uItHcLoUaYCJMLtRNoiMeNeDaRA1-k1LV7jcvjV-V5N2tCT8GAvwQLCFBjDSP3JcvDD55KhcLa/s1600/DSCN1077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BeXjZ0mGunCItvqRWVXFW2567yCcTBRNZRUu1XCqg4LNDPYs6gQ7UrDfownyX8fgX3uItHcLoUaYCJMLtRNoiMeNeDaRA1-k1LV7jcvjV-V5N2tCT8GAvwQLCFBjDSP3JcvDD55KhcLa/s640/DSCN1077.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We leave Mahoosuc inspired, introspective, celebratory, and creative. Ready to feel the cold spray of salt and lonesome howl of the wind upon our tired frames.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Please everyone stay safe, go outside, celebrate Spring, watch seeds sprout and flowers bloom, make towers of rock along the shore, and fairy houses in the woods, read poetry and write back in reflective inspiration, improvise recipes out of simple, beautiful things: Flour, Salt, Butter… And rejoice in all that life still holds. We are sending thoughts of love back to all of you as we continue on our adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The idea for liver pie was born from a fridge full of liver given to us by Polly when she offered it to Calla and the food manager could not refuse. Calla doesn’t even like liver, but the appeal of free food, especially during the spring season when we are going through exorbitant amounts of food withdrawal, was too much for her and we needed to figure out what to do with all this meat that was given for free from the butcher’s shop. Audrey was convinced that liver pie was the way to consume the meat, Sydney pushed the project along with her enthusiasm for trying weird things, and Julia made the crust using all her British Baking show practice…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4 cups of Flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 1/3 cups of cold butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cold water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As much liver as you can stomach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salt & pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Assemble:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fresh veggies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Split peas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Oat Latkes</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Created By Jackie… “a good cook can prepare a meal with whatever’s in the kitchen.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rolled Oats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dehydrated potato powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wake up early (5:30) to make the applesauce as you will need it for the batter and it adds a bit of prep time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chop up all the toppings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The decision to summit Mount Lucie was made at 3 P.M. For most of the students, however, no declaration was needed because by then everybody knew that fate had spoken and a group decision had been reached. There was no show of fear or even apprehension. They had talked unceasingly for an hour and now each face was a picture of united determination and consensus.</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The decision to attempt Mount Lucie, while it signaled the beginning of the greatest of all Uapishka adventures, also sealed the fate of one of most winter expeditions. The goal of the Uapishka leg of expedition was to ski up and across the Uapishka plateau and mountain range east to Mount Lucie and then back and southwest to Jacques’ cabin all the while celebrating winter life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The preparations for this expedition began across the St. Lawrence in a little town called Aintelicit. Gear needed to be repaired and prepared for the new leg. Food needed to be scraped together and organized for the coming days. Academics needed to be finished. Moleskin and hand sanitizer needed to be replenished. By the sunrise of Thursday March 12</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the van and trailer were packed and all members of the expedition were on their way to the legendary Uapishka</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next day was spent skiing up and down the plateau to bring all the rations for the next three weeks up to the mountains. On the Fifth day of expedition, Monday March 16</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the crew woke up to a beautiful day of -25 F / -32 C, Low humidity and blue skies. After a quick breakfast they all headed out back towards Mt. Jauffret. On the climb up the students entertained themselves by singing loudly and making up silly parodies to songs known by all. The summit at 3,494ft was as beautiful and it was windy as much as they all would have liked the moment shared up top was a short one. On their way down Jauffret a Ptarmigan was spotted hiding as a lump of snow among many other lumps of snow. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The expedition continued southeast to Pinoco Lake where the sleds with the extra gear and food for the end of the trip where to be stored. Then movement continued across Massif Sage to what the expedition dubbed “Thank God Hollow”. This camp was named because the four days prior to reaching it were spent skiing through treacherously deep not frozen enough to hold us wet and therefore heavy enough to make plowing through it tricky business. Then the expedition spent the last of their energy reserves on the damned snow and the practically vertical ravine they had to climb up. The exclamation “thank god” was frequently used. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This day, March 20</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, also happened to be the day of Elijah’s birth, which was merrily celebrated with the best brownies ever eaten on expedition, sent from his mother and sister. All members of the expedition went to bed in great anticipation of the coming rest day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the next days the expedition traveled back to Pinocchio lake where they set up camp to finish reading the Endurance and work on their essays. From there they were broken up into two groups by Thomas and Jo and sent out on solos to finish the expedition. The first group, "Super Fly", consisted of Eliza, Audrey, Calla, Sarah, Julia, and Pele. This group was given the tent fly and the Russian stove as their gear. The second group, the "S.E.E.K.R." (Sydney, Elijah, Elena, Kai, and Rachel), were given the tent and stove. Routes were assigned and after a somewhat painful goodbye everyone set out. The S.E.E.K.R. group smoothly got their camp set up in a beautiful location with a plethora of fir boughs and firewood. Meanwhile the Super Fly group . By the time the roofless igloo covered by the fly and tiny Russian stove were set up with a fire going the sun had disappeared over the horizon. They had a cushy bough floor and had plenty of firewood split into small pieces to accommodate the Russian stove. Despite all their work, nothing they tried made the stove cook their food faster. The boughs they had woven around the stovepipe, in attempt to prevent it from melting their snow wall, caught on fire almost immediately despite their greenery. There was a mad rush of people trying to put it out with snow and their hands until Calla quenched it with water.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The "Super Fly" group upon hearing about the beautiful camps, bannocks made, and relatively relaxing time that the S.E.E.K.R.s had, both wanted to cry and laugh out loud. Both groups had a wonderful time, just in drastically different sort of ways. The seven flavors of bannocks that the S.E.E.K.R.s made sounded delicious, and there was perhaps a little envy over the early bedtime. But neither group regretted their experience and the next day all the students said goodbye to Uapishka as they took down winter camp for the last time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next two days were spent finishing academic assignments and doing service work for Jacques who all the students fell in love with, at least a little bit. He looked like a gnome straight out of a beautifully illustrated picture book, with a big puffy white beard, a flannel shirt, and suspenders. He spoke his own language to the crew, not quite French, not quite English, and not quite loud enough for them to hear, but despite this they could somehow understand exactly what he meant. Maybe it was his body language, or more likely just the magic he exuded but no one had any issue understanding his intent. Everyone loved working for him and his friend Pierre who had come to help. Students used old mushing sleds to bring logs down from the road to his camp where they were chain sawed, split and stacked. The woods around the property had sculptural art hidden throughout and each time a student passed through with a load of wood they would notice something new – it was a beautiful time. By the second day the crew had finished stacking all the wood Jacques would need for the whole of the next year. All the members felt deeply satisfied with this work knowing they had helped out this magical man, still living in and caretaking the cabins, in his eighties.While the future is uncertain, the group, newly formed by Uapishka, is ready to joyfully meet whatever comes our way!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Uapishka gave to me and to us far more than I, a human have to understand or reciprocate. Uapishka, the land I’d pictured for a year and counting through words of stories without ever having image with enough grandeur and power, I hold gratitude in myself for, for at last having my own-blistered toes there. Uapishka gave us the gift of being so little, a tribe of red anoracks stamping determindadly through waist deep snow, swallowed, tiny pricks of life in this land of mountains so endlessly generate of themselves, of contours, saddles, peaks, bends, lakes and watersheds. Uapishka will live always in me as a place of possibility and vastness, creation perfect at all seeing. In these mountains so unwalked by two-leggeds, I received the gift of being strange to them, accepted, reviewed the gift of their knowing and kind indifference. Through icy crevices and narrow lines we impossibly held each other in, long spaces between far reaching places, we focus in and become what’s essential, and to, expand to into the open air. In Uapishka’s sacred indescribable tunnels of wind we receive the gift of our solitude and way of standing alone in the world white and blue and gray and black, but so together and unbreakable in heart, always. I have a gift now, to know that I have everything I need. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In return, our fair lady of the mountains gave me memories, family, home. Those moments, burned crystal clear, I shall wear like beads around my neck as we, still a family but now without a home, displace ourselves south, south to where I know the stones but am a wanderer still.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We left Heartbeet on the morning of Tuesday, February 25</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Before we left, Misha split us up into groups of two and assigned us chapters of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Old American</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to read together on the 10ish hour-long drive up to Manoir des Sapins on the Gaspe Peninsula. We were sad to wave goodbye to Hannah and Oliver. Oliver especially was hard to leave behind as he had been with us since semester start, over a month ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the van ride up we read, ate, napped and observed the world changing around us: deciduous trees disappearing, being replaced by larch, jack pine, cedar... </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing the border was surprisingly easy. We parked and walked into a small building to get our passports checked. The lady at the front desk was really nice and asked us all about our expedition. We didn’t even need to show our travel documents; all she asked for was our word on it. </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile families of other ethnicities were stopped, questioned, and made to wait. Why is our so very global world so stuck on diversity as a factor of exclusion or placement? The difference in border crossing experience seemed too painfully obvious not to mention in discussion. We need to constantly recognize the privilege we are granted in our society - and use it to mold the world into a more inclusive, welcoming, and safe place. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps, after all, the nice lady at the border shouldn’t have let us through. For it wasn't long before we were creating a war zone of snowballs at the first rest area in Quebec! We stopped along the St. Lawrence River just as the sun was setting. Attired in our breathable ankle height sneakers, we</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">went running into the deep snow and jumping off a wall to reach the miniature icebergs in the water. On these ice islands we played the high-stakes game of 'how many semester students can you fit on one ice chunk without losing one to the frigid waters below?' We all won the game – there were no losers, especially considering that the sunset was gorgeous, like a melting pound of butter over the ice-sprinkled oceanic water. We found ourselves in one of the only places in the east coast where you can watch the sun set and sunrise over open water, if you’re up to turning to face the other direction. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first day of expedition was so ridiculously warm - with the sun beating down on us and a long uphill - that shirts came off and we started to get our tan on! We were glad to be on skis. Suddenly 10k passed by pretty fast, especially considering we were staying in cabins and didn’t need to carry our billowing wall tent and titanium stove. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">We got plenty of practice following stream beds, which will be our method of transportation in Uapishka. The tricky thing with streams is that they are sneaky little buggers that do what they can to trap you in holes of snow. Here ice and water reign and hold onto you for as long as possible. Sometimes there are weak snow bridges that crumble under your feet, other times the precarious placement of skis sends one tumbling into the depths below.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calla in the 20-foot hole she fell into</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Out in the snow</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Out on the trail</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Through white puffs big as hale</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Spruce all around </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Fresh air in my lungs</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Red-cheeked face in the ground (twice)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Grateful there is no food to lug</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Despite painful feet </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>and falling a lot</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Gaspe is a great treat </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>The day is just what I sought</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have also worked on our navigation skills – going out on group and solo navigation assignments almost every day. Streams are often difficult to find when covered in snow, while many others aren’t marked on the maps. The land in general is disorienting when thickly disguised with evergreen boughs and snow. This then becomes a savior in itself – a blessing and a curse, as you need it to retrace your tracks to come back home. And luckily everyone did just that: came back. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late night embrace for returning food drop party</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>We ate powdered cow</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>Before hitting the fresh new pow</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>Shredding up and shredding down</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>We met some folks from our part of town</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>Lic and split along Lac Cascapedia</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>Then we stopped and were met by Misha.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In our cabins we read </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where The Rivers Flow North</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Howard Frank Mosher, solved ridiculous math problems, taught each other about winter adaptations, weather patterns, geology, and continued our French lessons with Zoe, and wilderness first aid with Jo and Misha. Each night a few of us </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">built </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">a snow cave or igloo to sleep in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Snow caves are always better on the second night after the ceiling has had a chance to ice over and no longer sheds snow! Snow caves are places of slight claustrophobia as the smaller they are the warmer they are. The lack of room in them makes getting in and out of your sleeping bag quite difficult. On top of that, because of the colder temperatures your body goes through polyuria and tries to expel as much fluid as possible – not indifferent to how some insects survive the winter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For us it means getting up many times during the night to urinate. So imagine this tight, low ceilinged snow cave, packed with three people and one small tunnel-like exit. Imagine the course of the night, a few hours of sleep until one person has to squirm out of their bag to pee. In order for this to happen they not only need to exit their own cocoon but also have to squeeze themselves over the sardines next to them. Once they’ve returned and settled down you’ve got maybe another hour or two before someone else has to get up – a real great sleep! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe we didn’t always sleep the best, but we now have something greater to live for. You may be thinking: the mountains or expedition or community? Yeah, these are important but now, thanks to Misha’s method of winning us over, we have Sala (salted pork) to live for, Russian chocolates, and warm sweetened condensed milk. All of these strangely amazing Russian foods were whipped out of his pack as if he were a magician and we were the audience eagerly awaiting magic. The Sala particularly was a new exotic food for most of us, and while not every one of us took to it, most did. Misha had a brick-sized block of it, in all its white buttery glory, in his pack and would slice off slivers for us to suck on. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">For all that Mt. Logan had hung over our heads, it wasn’t particularly difficult and the view at the top made every stress dream worth it. You could see all the Chic-Chocs, the plateau drop off into the rolling hills below, and the St. Lawrence. We sang loudly, danced around on our skis, and Sarah yodeled. In that moment up there in the early morning light we were truly high on life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><i>We set off as Parmesan cheese started to fly,</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><i>How we are crazy enough to do stuff like this I don’t know why. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><i>We met some guys at the top of the hill, </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am truly sorry I cannot share with you all the details of our expedition; it could take years and wouldn’t be right. I can tell you that we had all sorts of fun encounters: moose, grouse, Québécois, New Hampshirites, Whiskey Jacks, along with just having an amazing time in the deep snow of the Chic-Chocs. We are getting ready to head off tomorrow with Thomas and Jo to Uapishka, further north and inland, where we might get the chance to experience -40, where degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit meet to freeze the toes of the weary. I would like on behalf of all the students, to thank all those special people that sent us letters and food. The freshly baked cookies were especially salivated over. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaspe Expedition completed! Village Grand Nature Chic Choc</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Moose Poem</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Sydney Harris</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Elusive moose</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Oversized dog horse</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Chewing up the trail with your big hooves</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>My envy of your ease </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>To tour the dense trees </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Has made me eager to meet you</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Stomping on la neige</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Les nuages floating through</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>Thank you for leaving us the gift of your poo.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I would request that you practice your mathematics without calculators to keep your minds as sharp as your ski edges:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Problem One</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Rachel and Audrey are sent to pick up food. Rachel is sent on a 10k route and with an empty pack she travels at 5k per hour, however half her route is uphill slowing her down to 3kph and the downhill speeds her up to 8kph. If she gets to the food drop first she takes 2 out of three of them and is allowed to go back via the flat 5k route. If she gets there after Audrey she takes one bag and goes back over the mountain. Audrey is a tired and inexperienced skier so Jo, Misha, and Zoe take pity on her and allow her to take the 5k route there and back. Audrey travels around 4k and hour on the flat for the first hour then slowing down to 3kph. Assuming that Rachel doesn’t wipe out, both keep traveling at a consistent rate, not being slowed down by food, and all three food bags are collected, who arrives back at the cabin first with how many bags?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #741b47;">There are ten moose in Gaspe that slowly force the 100 caribou out of their habitat. The three bull moose eat five caribou each, the cows eat 7 each and the two calves three per day. The Caribou eat 15 semester students per hour causing them to multiply 1.5 times. Each piece of moose poop that a semester student eats causes them to multiply 4 fold over a span of 15 minutes. How many caribou and semester students are left after one month?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Misha Golfman lines up 3 wanigans. Inside 2 of them is enough polywhey to spend the rest of the semester varnishing in the farmhouse. The last one contains a sustainably grown Patagonia homunculus to carry your expedition pack. You pick a wannagan, then Misha opens a different one and reveals that it’s full of polywhey. He then asks if you want to change your choice. Should you, to maximize your chance of getting the homunculus?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Caribou trivia answer:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">d. </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muaski mulaski</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;"> A lot has happened since the last blog post. We are no longer
scurrying about base camp in preparation frenzy. We are now scurrying around
the Green Mountains in a ‘daylight is disappearing’ frenzy. We started this leg
of our expedition near Lincoln Gap, where we waved goodbye to Jessie and Oscar,
who had come up with us. We had a short hike in, of around 5 km to our first
camp at Cota Brook. We arrived at camp, both in the growing darkness and
realization of what was to come. This was the beginning of the adventure we had
all committed to. This was the beginning of the journey that we as individuals
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Sarah Kennedy<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">And here we all are<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">A single file line of
raincoated, bliss ridden, brand new expeditionists<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Forward, I am lulled by
the crunch and squeak of our now widened footfalls<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Friends in front of me
pack the path through the deep soft powder,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">creating direction and
ease of travel<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I am acutely aware of
where I place my snowshoes, <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">and how they aid those
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I can’t help but grin a
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">At my new blessings of
muscle and sweat, and the laughter, <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">that trails behind us
like smoke in the silver air,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Here we all are, and
there are so many places for us yet to be.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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the following days we moved from Cota Brook, Bradly Brook to Finn Basin to Huntington
Gap to Brush Brook to South Honey Hollow to North Honey Hollow, and finally to
the Winooski River. We traveled short days of 5k and long days of 13k. </span></span><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;">I remember
the days when I thought that 13k days were easy peasy. However, this leg of
expedition has provided me, and the rest of the crew, with a winter perspective
on expeditioning, especially with snowshoes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">On top of traveling by snowshoes, we carried 100 L packs filled to the brim with sleeping bags, sacks
full of grains, cheese, meat, nuts, pots, huge canvas tents, axes, saws,
titanium stoves, med kits and more. You fill in the cracks of spaces in between
your gear with your sole extra pair of socks and underwear. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">After we finished packing our bags, we stripped off our extra layers - sweater, puffy jacket,
mittens, hat – and dolled on a pair of heavy mickey mouse boots and finicky
snowshoes. After we were in the appropriate attire (*be bold start cold*) we started making our way through the Green Mountains going up and down hills almost
constantly while also plowing through powder – "breaking trail". We found the experience a little more difficult than we originally thought. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also had to factor in the time needed to set up and take down camp- the huge canvas tent,
the firewood that must be split, the snow to be melted for drinking and washing
water, the boughs needed to line our floor...</span></span><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;"> And finally remembered that we were also doing academics, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the evening. We
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";">Hannah Billian says the
stove is a princess, dead weight to be carried. But not all monarchs’ daughters
fit that stereotype. So, dear stove, burden though you may be, I name you </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";">Æt</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";">helflaed. Just as she united, through the chaos of war, Mercia
under her father Alfred’s banner, you unite and shelter us with your warmth.
Just as she dedicated her life to her case, you have grown old and worn in your
service to others, your youth and beauty burned away with the wood. But far
more beautiful is to see a telos so fully fulfilled as you have yours. So, dear
</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";">Æ</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #0b5394;">thelflaed, beautiful weathered matriarch of winter life, it is no
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it may sound like, we are having a wonderful time! We have adjusted to trail
life and are living in rhythm with the sun, fire, water, tent, and distance needed to travel. We wake in the darkness of the early morning, disassembling
our sleeping situation and running off into the woods for short sit spots,
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packing our bags and taking down camp. While on trail we don’t stop for lunch,
instead we each have day food bags that we eat from. Day food bags are not
snack bags- this is critical! Just because their contents are often comprised
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work” begins with boughs, wood, canvas, p-cord, and metal flashing in the
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billowing home. I see you rise like breathing and my wonder is veiled thinly.
This house has so many legs and I will sleep burrowed in canvas and wake with
walls glowing. Tea dye stains make watercolor faces and tree rings. I want to
know how it is you grow up from the earth - to announce our candle lit circus.
Many hands dear to me pull and lash- twine web and heft chimney. Oily blue and
purple stovepipe, door so delicately sprawled. I want to draw every line of you
but my hand is not so steady. I live in a sail! I live in the moon’s
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terms of academics we’ve been up to all sorts of studies. We’ve been observing
weather patterns on a daily basis with the hopes of eventually being able to
accurately predict changes that could affect our expedition plans. We’ve also
been recording species we’ve come across either in person or by notes and
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<span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="font-size: large;">Through our lists and beautiful nature journal pages we
have recognized the members of our greater community of the New England landscape.
We’ve felt the presence of black bear by the distinct claw marks decorating the
beech trees surrounding our camp. We spent a whole day with Dave Muska, an
experienced biologist and tracker, who taught us about the art of careful
observation and forensics. We’ve visited kill sites, circles filled with grouse
feathers and the strong stench of struggle. We’ve walked among deer beds, poop,
urine, tracks, and made use of hemlock boughs left behind by porcupines. </span></span></div>
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further aid us with our understanding of the natural curiosities we were
stumbling upon, we have been reading the book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Reading
The Forested Landscape</i> by Tom Wessels. This book combines ecology with
natural history and how to fit both together in order to come upon the story of
the place. R.T.F.L has been eye opening for many of us and as we traveled
through the Green Mountains we would point out “O</span></span><span style="font-family: "american typewriter"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;">h look there’s a wolf tree” or
“ Look at that basal scar. What do you think caused it?” or “Look at all this
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white birch (Betula populifolia) and red spruce (Picea rubens) of sizable
girth, seemingly middle-aged, tall and straight. The sight of a bare birch’s
salmon under bark and off-white slender body before an azure sky gives my soul
the lightness and strength to keep putting one wool-socked mickey mouse-boot
snow-shoes foot in front of the other. Further along, I began to notice more and
more American beeches (Fagus grandifolia), far younger than the surrounding
birches and spruce, none more than 1” or so in diameter, somewhat of an age
discontinuity. I wonder if there are no older beeches because of natural
succession patters this forest followed on its growth, or as a result of beech
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happiness and curiosity today was crossing under a grove of birches who’s
branches hung like willows, ducking under, and gently pulling them to release
the snow that weighed them downward for easier passage of those behind me. It
made me laugh privately and amused to myself, reminding me of shaking the hand
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February 22<sup>nd</sup> we came down from the Catamount Trail to the
Winooski River Trailhead where we waited for Jessie and Oscar to arrive. While
we waited we sang songs, wrestled, recited poetry, contra danced, and kind of
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into the driveway in our beloved blue Kroka van and we got right to work
packing our gear in the trailer and our bodies into the vehicle. After what
seemed like little more than a heartbeat, we arrived at Heartbeet, a Camphill Community that Kroka has had a great relationship with for many years.</span></div>
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given a beautiful yurt to call home for a few days while we live here. After
moving in, we dove right into our big job tasks and end-of-leg academic
assignments. Many things needed to be done… everything from making gear repairs,
to doing laundry, organizing food, and writing this blog. We also had a
plethora of assignments to finish, species and Book of Wisdom pages,
celebration of writing pieces – otherwise known as essays, and maps to copy
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the community, playing with the children, eating meals with the separate house
groups, presenting a performance of our time thus far on semester, and
showering in their homes. We felt welcomed right away, into a community that in
its roots felt very similar to Kroka, where community, consciousness,
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Tuesday morning we will once again pack ourselves into the van and trailer to drive
10 hours to Gaspe, where we will begin our telemark skiing leg. We will miss
Hannah Billian, and Oliver Mednick who has been with us since the start of
semester. I also foresee us missing the Green Mountains, the trees and wildlife
there as well as the warmer temperatures of above zero Celsius (on average).
However, we are also looking forward to leaving our boots and snowshoes behind
and picking up Misha Golfman and Zoe Flagollet as our new instructors, along
with Jo that is – she will be with us for the entirety of our journey. For now
we say good-bye, good-bye, until next time! Au revoir! Wish us luck in Canada!</span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Have always been lost
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">and wallow like a toad
in mud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "american typewriter";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">I have seen fragile
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Orchard Hill is a blessing to Kroka and all those living on campus. How amazing is it that there’s a bakery just two miles away when the local area is mostly comprised of homes, farms, and forested land. We’re even luckier considering that Noah, who runs the bakery, has many ideals that align with Kroka’s and has been partnering with us for many years. Kroka’s freezers are always filled with Noah’s bread and so are the stomachs of semester students! Noah talked to us about all of the semester students that have come and done service for him, both before and after their expeditions, and how he is always amazed at how drastically the group changes. He emphasized that while individuals grow and evolve it is the group that really comes together as one brilliant well-oiled machine that can take on anything. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>You know our team, now this is what we are doing...</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Week two began with us celebrating and commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.. During dinner we listened to his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. Many of us had listened to or read parts of it previously, but only a few of us have ever listened to it in its entirety. After listening to the speech there was silence at first. Silence from the awe and power in MLK’s voice. There was silence because we had all forgotten for a moment that this speech was written and delivered in 1963, 57 years ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many issues MLK sang of are still very present today. We can not deny the power of the civil rights movement and other pushes for change, as there have been great improvements. We also can not and must not deny that positive change is still needed. We as a society have not yet reached the ideal this country was supposedly founded on, equal rights and opportunity for everyone, despite many acting as if we have. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also discussed our group’s composition. We look around the room at each other’s faces – all white. We have more opportunity and privilege in this country simply because we were born caucasian. The outdoor industry community has historically been dominated by white males. This too, is slowly changing, but faster for white women than for African Americans. The lack of diversity is present on semester, and is something we want to see change. Making this change happen is a difficult process. It is difficult to take cultural differences into the equation, to change the community to a more welcoming and safe environment. These are hurdles that can be jumped, especially when there are people who use their privilege to make room for those who don’t have the same opportunities.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week has been very rhythmic, skate skiing practice and academics in the morning and knife hafting in the afternoon. Slowly, all of us are mastering our skate skiing techniques with the help of Jo’s tips and tricks and Misha’s inventive races. One of which comprised of teams of two. One person would skate ski while pulling their partner along by their poles. Partners would switch halfway around the loop. Once they’d reached the start/finish line they’d switch to double poling, where partners wrapped their arms around each other’s shoulders and only used one pole each. This race was quite a spectacle to behold, arms and legs in every which direction, screams and grunts of frustration emanating from all around the track. These races are a great way to disguise physical exertion as something fun. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, not all of us had the pleasure of participating in this particular activity, as the plague has befallen our group. One by one it has made its way around our community, ripping our throats, clouding our heads, raising our temperatures, but also gifting us with the opportunity to sleep in and skip chores. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rest of us who haven’t yet fallen prey to the illness have found a number of other inventive ways to destroy our bodies. Just kidding, that’s only partly true… As I was saying, the rest of us have been forced into a strict regimen of Emergen-C, vitamins, hot hot hot hand and dish washing, and early bedtimes. While Emergen-C flavors are questionable, more time snoozin’ in bed is not. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">This skill would be useful (essential) for search and rescue missions, which, knock on wood, we won’t be doing, but still need to be prepared for. Our lesson started with us looking at a map of the area around Keene, NH. The same thought was going through many of our minds, “This is going to be so boring, I can already read a map, Nathan. I know what roads look like, I can understand contour lines...” But we soon realized that there is a lot that we don’t know or understand about maps. We went around the table pointing out different features on the map and explaining or guessing their purpose. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soon enough, we began pondering complex thoughts, questions, and ideas which took us on a make believe trip around the world. Luckily, we had a globe in the yurt and so we were back in time to go skiing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">V2 skiing isn’t the only way to work up a sweat…Tonight we’re going to hit the town of Nelson for some contra dancing. So clean your faces, brush your hair, fling on your snazziest non-stinkiest clothing and make your way down to Nelson. Personally, I’ve only been contra dancing once before, but recently I’ve learned that apparently not only the older generation contra dances. I was told, via the grapevine, that the Greenfield dance is where it's at, with all those young hip contra dancers, whereas Nelson is known as the “birthplace of contra”. But we are going to Nelson and we’re going to have a swell time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s it for this week folks! Please send donations in the form of sweet food divisible by 13 (17 if you want to feed our teachers and farmer). We accept cakes, cookies, brownies, biscuits, chocolate, dried fruit, jerky… But we also appreciate the SWEET comfort of your words so do send letters! We really do read them, and sometimes write back ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "liberation serif"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Sydney Harris</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "quintessential" , cursive; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Delicious slippery Lipids</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "quintessential" , cursive; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">maybe even a dirty sock</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers! It is I, Audrey, newly appointed scribe for the
2020 Arctic to Manhattan semester team. While I can not know and realistically
describe how each of the team members are experiencing the journey, I will do
my very best to reach some sort of average. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all joined together on Monday the 13<sup>th</sup>, excited
and nervous for the beginning of a 5 month journey together. While some of us
have known for many years that we wanted to go on winter semester, others
joined in just days prior to the start. But now we all have come together, seen
each other’s faces for the first time and breathed out in relief. Like Oliver
Mednick, semester leader for the first two legs, says, “the hardest part of
going for a run is getting out of the door”. While I find the uphills hardest,
I, we, understand what he meant by saying this, the hardest part was getting to
this moment, now we just move forward. With the blessings bestowed upon us by
semester alum and the supportive arch of arms our parents raised to bid us
farewell through, we are well equipped for the long journey ahead (despite some
missing pieces of gear).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday night after an introductory fire circle and campus tour,
among other things, we chose which chores we would be working on for the next
week. There is a plethora of options and I just can’t describe the enthusiasm
there was to be the one on farm house hormigas, wood yard, chickens, barn,
etcetera… at 6:30 in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After chores on Tuesday morning, we had a delicious breakfast
and learned about the flow of the day: Chores, Breakfast, 3 people on clean up
and everyone else goes on a sit-spot. For those who aren’t familiar with the
art of sit spotting, it is time taken purposefully to sit alone in the woods
and to think about or observe the world. Living in a tightly knit community is
an amazing, beautiful, lovely, joyful, humorous experience, BUT for our living
arrangement to work we need to take time alone and therefore practice the fine
art of sit-spotting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sit-spot time ends with 15 minutes of journaling. Afterwards,
we hold morning meeting usually followed by some academics and exercise. Today
some of us went<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a run up and down
and up and down and up <span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Rogers</span>
road (it was hilly). While those who didn’t win the running lottery helped
Misha, the co-founder of Kroka, paint colors such as “pure joy” and “oopsie
daisy” onto the walls of the food room. After our exercise block we all enjoyed
the opportunity to be the first semester students, first Kroka residents, to
use the newly finished (the door was hung right before we went in!) showers,
also known more commonly as the decontamination center. All in all an amazing experience
5 out of 5 soap bars, as the shower has a very luxurious feel to it with its
fancy tiles, donated by a friend of Kroka. If we could suggest any additions we
would go ahead and add some moss, spider plants, and a bath mat if we were
thinking practically. So if anyone has a spare bath mat that could survive 13
semester students, send it on over!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rest of the evening was spent organizing lumber for the
construction crew and celebrating semester start with Lynne and Misha in their
beautifully crafted home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We rose Wednesday morning ready, or maybe not, for a packed
day. We had our first french class with Sylvie, for some of us she was the
first non-stressful not-off the walls french teacher, for others she was the
first french teacher. We are learning french in preparation for Canada where we
will encounter french speaking people! WOW! In class we went over some basics;
very important vocab like “Je voudrais un chocolat chaux s’il te plait” and
“j’ai vu un grand lac dans la forest” and Eni-mini-mini-moe en francais:
“am-stram-gram, pikay-pikay-colegram...”. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After class we got ready for the big moment – the fitness test
(part of it). We were challenged to run the 5 miles down forest road and around
orchard hill bakery (without stopping for a snack) in under an hour. All of us
made it despite the red cheeks, burning lungs, sore muscles, and doubting
minds. In the evening we loaded ourselves into the van for the first of many
times and drove into the heart of Keene. Our plan was to get dinner at the Keene
community kitchen and then do service work in the pantry. While we sorted dry
goods by type, Phoebe, the woman in charge of it all, wove stories about the
food pantry, the building, the people that came there. These were stories that
brought both tears to our eyes and warmth to our hearts. We felt inspired by
Phoebe's ability to keep going, always having enough energy to help more people
in need. Another outcome of the trip is that thanks to Pele the classic orange
traffic cone is now an instrument which receives appraisal from passerbys. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, snow greeted us in the morning, both serene and
peaceful but also the gateway to exuberant shouts of joy and flying snow. We
made our way to the Beaver pond with snow shovels to clear out a skating rink.
Among us are both pro skaters and beginners. Afterwards you could tell the pros
and beginners apart by our gait, normal but awkward vs stiff and obviously
bruised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arrived in time for lunch, bagels and cream cheese with a comforting lentil
soup created by the much appreciated and loved Jessy. We got right to work
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them in, before gifting them to each other. When we started making knives we
pulled names out of a hat to see who we would be making them for. Most of us
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jo, our semester long teacher, welcomed us back at Kroka with a
big pot of mac and cheese. While we will miss the wisdom and hospitality of
Micheal Kohout, Jessy Diamondstone, and Sam Foucher, we are happy to be back at
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<span style="font-size: large;">This coming week will be full of skate skiing practice in addition
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sending all of you warm thoughts and toes! Until next week! </span></div>
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