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Dear Rachel, With Love From Your South Africa Tribe
As we prepared to depart for our 2017 South Africa Odyssey, we learned that Rachel – one of our tribe members – would not be able to join us. In an effort to help her know she was with us ...
What Will You Do With Your Privilege?
I am still processing all I experienced that day, but on the bumpy drive back, I couldn’t help but think about the privilege so many of us take for granted. Whether it’s the privilege of health, w...
Samantha’s ReFresh: I Need To Take Care Of Myself First
The single most valuable thing I learned in those five days at ReFresh was that I need to take care of myself first. It took being 3,000 miles away from everything to see things clearly.
Meet Linnea: Artist, Writer, Advocate, and AFC Alum
I really feel as if this experience cleaved my life in two (in the best of all possible ways). That post-Peru I am changed; somehow better; more connected to my fellow humans but also—remarkably—t...
When I Let Go Of What I Am, I Become What I Might Be
So often, in our culture, I think we over simplify the idea of making changes in our lives. For most of us, we don’t wake up one morning infused with courage – like a tonic injected into o...
Erin Shares Her Story of Fundraising Success
Since I don’t typically reach out for assistance, perhaps that is why my family and friends stepped up as they did when I asked them to contribute to my fresh chapter. Because I don’t ask for help...