The Crunchy Life: a travel & food blog
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Iraqi Kurdistan Delegation Update 1
Iraqi Kurdistan | In October, we joined a two week peacemaking and solidarity delegation with Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) to Iraqi Kurdistan.
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going to palestine
Palestine | In our last post, I wrote about our decision to volunteer in Palestine; I wrote about our fears and doubts, and about how being there was incredibly meaningful. In this post, I want to share a poem/reflection that I wrote during the weeks when we were wrestling with the decision of whether or…
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“You’re So Brave”
Palestine | It wasn’t an easy decision for us to go out of our comfort zone and take a risk. I want to share some of our doubts were, and what we experienced while we were there. I hope that by doing so I can encourage you to take steps beyond what you are used…
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Lessons in Power
Palestine | Since our last update, Maria and I have traveled from Hebron to Jerusalem and spent a few days in the old city. We then spent a week in Budapest (I was mostly sick 🙁), and last night we made it back to Seattle after 413 days on the road!
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Do you run out of tears?
Palestine | Today we visited a kindergarten class and had an amazing time playing with the kids. Watching these kids, I couldn’t stop thinking about what life will be like for them…
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A People Not Broken
Palestine | Hebron is a city under intense occupation. Under an oppressive cloud of darkness, the people still shine through…
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How Can I Show You What I’ve Seen?
Palestine | How can I communicate what we have seen here? The situation is terrible…
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Occupied by the Occupation
Palestine | Yesterday, after 7 hours , 4 taxis, 2 buses, 3 border crossings, we made it safely to Al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories…
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Update from Christian & Maria
In November Maria and I are going on a peacemaking delegation to the West Bank of Palestine. On the delegation, we will be accompanying the local people in activities such as children crossing Israeli military checkpoints as they go to school, families harvesting olives…