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Water Temple

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

On a late summer trip back to Vermont, I installed a temple underwater in Lake Willoughby. I had grown up hearing stories about dead men who would grab your legs and pull you underwater. Didn’t encounter them, though I could still feel the terror between my stomach and lungs that could drive me out of [...]

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Sponsored by : Kristen Brisee

Monday, June 20, 2011

Kristen, I’ve watched the country become greener and greener, changing from chalky grey to mustard, ochre, then hazy blue as I drove east. I am so excited that Vermont is a riot of every type of green, summmmatime! I flew out of Burlington just after I arrived! I am now settled in to a cozy [...]

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Sponsored by : Je-won Hwang

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Je-won, I woke up in Brooklyn and headed north toward Albany. I used your pitch-in to pay off the guard at the tollbooth when I got onto I-87. She wasn’t wearing gloves, unlike every other booth person that I’ve seen: must have a great immune system… I stopped off in Saratoga to get a bagel [...]

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Sponsored by : Rachel Klein

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Rachel, I visited Washington D.C. For the first time since I was twelve. The heat made all my clothes stick to my body, and as the sun set, it seemed to become hotter. I am now suddenly grateful for the frozen yogurt craze that has swept America during the past few years. My cousin plays [...]

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Sponsored by : Tatyana Penalba

Friday, June 17, 2011

Taty! When I stop driving, my vision feels strange, like I am looking through a bubble and still moving. It’s that same kind of feeling as stepping off a boat and feeling the waves on land. I was so hot that I waded into the water through the tadpoles and stayed under until I felt [...]

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