I'm always up for learning something new and today, I decided to start a blog about things that catch my attention or ideas and thoughts that have been on my mind. I hope this will force me to keep more up to date on current events and become more savvy in the social media realm. Communications was my field of study and I am ready to fully explore and develop that through my interests and passions. I'm all over the place when it comes down to it but ever since my trip to India my priorities have shifted, it was an amazing experience that opened my eyes to so many different perspectives.
Tibet. Sudan. Music.
It's a weird combination, I know. I have always loved to travel, so when my friend told me about a University of Denver program called Project Dharamsala I was ready to give up my last 6-week break of college. Although I was in India, I was working with Tibetans. Hearing their stories felt unreal and gave a face to Tibet and their struggle.
I've never been to Africa, but I have every intention of finding a way to go as soon as possible- I have been working as an Intern and Volunteer for Project Education Sudan for over a year though. Meeting some of the "Lost Boys" has been one of the more powerful moments in my life.
Live music was never as accessible to me as it has been in Denver. I fell in love instantly. Everything from Dispatch to Yonder Mountain String Band to Pretty Lights to The String Cheese Incident. If you are in the mood for a certain genre, you can most likely find a band playing between Denver and Boulder that night. This seems unrelated and superficial in relation to struggling people in developing countries, but I have to say my interest in that sprouted from a very special band to me. Dispatch is a band that promotes their activism through music. Music unifies and is a pleasure that anyone can enjoy, whether they create it or are the observers- it's a form of communication that has a concept and a message to send to the receivers. Dispatch, or the individuals of the band, have a general human rights focus but they put on benefit concert for Zimbabwe, Chad Stokes has a song "Sudan" with his other band and most of the songs that come from the original band have a focus on Africa.
All these points of focus are related in some way and they also can be studied in the field of Communication. As I said before, I'm hoping to develop some sort of cohesiveness between them through this blog... with the occasional random thought, rant or link that I can't stop thinking about.
Tibet. Sudan. Music.
It's a weird combination, I know. I have always loved to travel, so when my friend told me about a University of Denver program called Project Dharamsala I was ready to give up my last 6-week break of college. Although I was in India, I was working with Tibetans. Hearing their stories felt unreal and gave a face to Tibet and their struggle.
I've never been to Africa, but I have every intention of finding a way to go as soon as possible- I have been working as an Intern and Volunteer for Project Education Sudan for over a year though. Meeting some of the "Lost Boys" has been one of the more powerful moments in my life.
Live music was never as accessible to me as it has been in Denver. I fell in love instantly. Everything from Dispatch to Yonder Mountain String Band to Pretty Lights to The String Cheese Incident. If you are in the mood for a certain genre, you can most likely find a band playing between Denver and Boulder that night. This seems unrelated and superficial in relation to struggling people in developing countries, but I have to say my interest in that sprouted from a very special band to me. Dispatch is a band that promotes their activism through music. Music unifies and is a pleasure that anyone can enjoy, whether they create it or are the observers- it's a form of communication that has a concept and a message to send to the receivers. Dispatch, or the individuals of the band, have a general human rights focus but they put on benefit concert for Zimbabwe, Chad Stokes has a song "Sudan" with his other band and most of the songs that come from the original band have a focus on Africa.
All these points of focus are related in some way and they also can be studied in the field of Communication. As I said before, I'm hoping to develop some sort of cohesiveness between them through this blog... with the occasional random thought, rant or link that I can't stop thinking about.
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