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Category Archives: Memoirs & Journeys

Cultural Sensitivity vs. Personal Responsibility

April 13, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I was nervous about teaching in Macau. Obviously I was nervous about moving halfway across the world by myself, but more than that, I was […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture

Life as a Ghanaian Foreigner in Ghana

March 30, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Cleo Blacke Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I came to the Northern Region of Ghana with a group of Americans to volunteer for the Humanist Service Corps. Our program is unique […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture

Audio Hawk 2: From Colloquy to Hip Hop Sanctuary to Sound Circle- Using Music as a Spiritual and Ethical Tool

March 17, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Missed a lot of church, so this music is our Confessional. OutKast (Aquemini) About four years ago I stepped into the Ethical Humanist Society of […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

American Privilege in Ghana

February 16, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I’ve never really liked the United States. Growing up in a Native household gave me a weird relationship with the United States, as I think […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture

The Little Things: Notes on Writing a Web Series

January 11, 2016by Kris Miranda 1 Comment

Halfway through my run here at Applied Sentience, I figured it was about time that instead of talking about other people’s art, I opened up a little about my own. […]

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Book & Movie Reviews, Memoirs & Journeys

The Worst Chore on the List

January 5, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As I have become the modern version of “Hints from Heloise” (from Good Housekeeping) on this blog, I figured I would continue the trend […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys

A Place on Earth: Ritual, Grief, & Mourning as an Atheist, Part 5

December 14, 2015by Meghan Guidry Leave a comment

Part V: A Place Apart “Tomorrow’s our last day,” Kristi said as she sat smoking on the balcony the night after our foray to Typhoon Lagoon. I wrapped my hair in […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Memoirs & Journeys

Your Drapes Must Be Hemmed and Your Drains Must be White

November 24, 2015by Humanist Service Corps Leave a comment

By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As a daughter of an Independent Baptist household that subscribed to Quiverfull ideology, I am well-schooled in the womanly arts, as we call them. […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys

Audio Hawk – Finding Ghana and Myself

November 17, 2015by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer If the homes I have known sung hymns to me that unraveled with time, engendering me with reasons to be, how might I further use […]

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Cooking in Bimbilla, Ghana

October 13, 2015by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As a daughter of patriarchy, I have logged more than my share of hours in the kitchen. I helped out with 400-person banquets to […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys

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