Keyan Bowes

 I've been regretting that we weren't encouraged to blog about Clarion while we were there. I understand the reasons, but it still seemed sad to have no record on the web of our amazing 6 weeks. Then Jan started writing about Clarion on her blog, and I felt free to follow suit.

So here's my impressions from the first week of Clarion.

Before Clarion:

 

Even before I came to Clarion, a sense of camaraderie was building up on the newsgroup. I watched in happy amazement as Shweta volunteered her couch to people who needed to spend the night, and her husband to pick people up from the airport. Other arrangements came together – everyone introduced themselves, and offered rides and assistance. The group had a good feeling. In the midst of the chaos of my pre-Clarion life, I began to anticipate the weeks ahead.

 

There was a minor glitch when an e-mail suggested we’d have to share rooms, which I really wasn’t up for. I frantically started searching Craig’s List for alternatives. Luckily, it was a false alarm. We had individual rooms; we were sharing apartments.

 

Week 1: Waterfights and Vegetable Love

 

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