outside

It was a beautiful night last night, and please don't believe those who would say otherwise. I was given the opportunity to sleep under the stars, although I don't know if there were any. You see, I was sleeping in a shadow to avoid getting caught by campus safety.

Simple Living is beginning this new semester with a bang and some action. A group of seven students is embarking on a trip toward empathy with the homeless. This includes sleeping outside, having to ask for meals, going without personal items that won't fit into a single backpack, all while still being an active college student. It will be an interesting week which will conclude by visiting and potentially volunteering at the local Center for the Homeless.

More thoughts will come later. May the peace of the creator be with you this week.

simple living experiment

Much has taken place as students embrace their last days of classes before finals week begins. Besides classes and schoolwork, I have been keeping busy with co-organizing the simple living community for next semester. Housing forms were due; people were added or dropped out. Dialog was had, formally and informally. The first "official" gathering of the minds is next week. A blogspot has been created and hopefully will be utilized by all: simple living experiment. More research and connections have been made as we, the co-founders, try to wrap up the administrative duties before school ends.