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I began this year with the mantra "Return to magic." I wrote: We grow new calluses in new places all the time, because that is how we learn to survive against the friction. How we manage not to lie down and never rise. We never forget it’s there— our toughness reminds us. The word “tender” … Continue reading 2020 & my pandemic brain
Essay for Bay Nature, August 2020. I am an outdoor educator, most often, a backpacking and rock climbing instructor. Whether it’s a week-long trip or a twenty-four day trip, I am most nervous meeting students for the first time. That is when I am most aware of potential judgments based on my being small, Khmer, … Continue reading What I Carry on an Outdoor Adventure
https://soundcloud.com/longcoolhallway/go-1 to people of color who want to spend time outdoors you deserve thisyou deserveto go to the woods for a hiketo go to a river for a paddleto go to the crag for a climb to go jump in the oceanto go play in mountain snow to spend a few hoursor a few precious … Continue reading g o
We are coalescing with the energy of so many other people, not only across the U.S., but globally around the movement for Black Lives. Along with protests, solidarity posts, and donations, there is also quieter work to do-- the work of unraveling the thoughts, behaviors, and actions that reinforce the conditions that necessitate this uprising.I … Continue reading writing prompt for nonblack folks
