I learned a few weeks ago that my beloved coffee shop across from my office building closed permanently. When I heard the news, I wasn’t shocked, but I was quite sad. But as the weeks have passed, whenever I think about it I feel a gripping grief. As I lay in bed last week, thinkingContinue reading “Grief, Mourning & a Coffee Shop”
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Hospitality, Vulnerability and Waiting for Perfection
I love having people to my home. Some of my greatest memories are of meals with eight people crammed around my table (which definitely does not fit eight) eating and laughing together. I love having nearly 20 students crammed in my living room—playing games and I even love how somehow, in China, we almost alwaysContinue reading “Hospitality, Vulnerability and Waiting for Perfection”
The Power of Food
I love to cook. I was trying to recall exactly when this happened—if there was some moment, or dish that pushed me over the edge. I’ve never disliked cooking, and I do remember experiencing slight devastation when my mom decided we should get rid of my play kitchen as a child (which in actuality rarelyContinue reading “The Power of Food”
One Word: Dependence
A few weeks ago, I ate dinner with some of my students on the campus they live on, about a 20-minute walk from my campus. When we finished dinner, they said, “Miss Anna, we will walk with you.” Often I manage to dissuade my students when they ask this question, but tonight they were walkingContinue reading “One Word: Dependence”
You’re not alone
Every morning when I walk to class, I see stray dogs. It may seem ridiculous, but I often feel close to tears as I watch these dogs. Perhaps it reminds me of my own orphaned dog at home. (Ok, Gordy is probably living a cushier existence than me with my parents…) But something moves deepContinue reading “You’re not alone”
Anna Hubbard 