Category Archives: day zero project

Another year comes to a close

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Stef

Each year the good folks at WordPress create a data summary of every blog/site they host, and I thought a nice way to close out 2013 would be to share some highlights of that info with all of you. Here … Continue reading →

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#19: Buy Cookie Cart cookies

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Stef

As a young girl I spent several years in Girl Scout Troop #247. (Don’t ask me how I can remember that number when I forget so many other details of my life; it’s funny what items stick in a person’s … Continue reading →

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#10: Go on a peace walk

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Stef

When I was a child, my mom was very active in a church community. As a result, my sister and I attended weekly Sunday School classes, participated in Vacation Bible School each summer, and stayed at sleep-away church camp when … Continue reading →

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#59: Check out the observation deck at the Foshay Tower

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Stef

Every culture has characteristics that make it unique from others. Germans are notorious for being so direct and honest that often times they border on harsh, whereas Indians are raised to be so collaborative and accommodating that at times their … Continue reading →

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#17: Let high school kids bag my groceries

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Stef

A semi-popular fundraiser for local school groups involves assembling a small group of kids (usually 9th-12th graders, though sometimes 6th-8th grade students do it as well) and taking them to a local grocery store. The students then post a sign … Continue reading →

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#65: Check out the student union at Macalester

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Stef

It’s only been within the past few years that I have fully recognized January 1 as the start of a new annual cycle. Before then, my mind “knew” that 11:59 pm on December 31 signaled the end of one measure … Continue reading →

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#39: Visit the Mill City Museum (a Minnesota Historic Site)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Stef

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you may remember an outing I had with my brother-in-law (BIL) earlier this year where he and I explored the American Swedish Museum. We had such a fun time together … Continue reading →

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#57: Go to one Alliance Française event

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Stef

Like so many events that have occurred in my life, I unintentionally stumbled my way into French. When I was in elementary school I had the good fortune to have foreign language classes integrated into my regular academic curriculum. In … Continue reading →

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#33: Visit Historic Fort Snelling (Part 7)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Stef

(Is this turning into the longest blog post or what? Hopefully you’re finding it interesting. [If you’re still reading at this point, you probably are.]) 🙂 Okay, continuing on… After leaving the maltreatment and medical sections of the tour, I … Continue reading →

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#33: Visit Historic Fort Snelling (Part 6)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Stef

At this point in the experience the topics got quite a bit more serious, and started to focus in on the realities of a biased, violent, technologically-primative war (and period of time in US History): The story of African Americans … Continue reading →

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