tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55851881684279622532011-04-21T12:50:13.464-07:00Raakheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026101032680621229noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585188168427962253.post-11223029846363699112009-03-13T18:32:00.001-07:002009-03-13T18:47:29.367-07:00Hey there world!<br /><br />I can't believe in about 7 hours, we will be starting our morning off bright and early and leaving for Pine Ridge, South Dakota to live and immerse ourselves with the Native American culture for seven glorious days.<br /><br />I feel like it was just yesterday that I came back from my AWB trip in the Bahamas, and can't believe this will be my fourth and final trip with the Alternative Breaks program. This program has transformed my life and perspective on the world, and I am excited that my final trip will be focusing on working with and learning about a population that is often neglected; yet the people are more American than any of us. I'm a Government &amp; Politics major and I have never learned about the Native Americans in depth, but know they have such a rich culture and story; although history has been cruel to them. That is why I am eager to learn about this history through this amazing experiential learning opportunity. I have heard this is usually one of the most emotional AB trips the program has to offer, so we'll let you know why in a week!<br /><br />So, although this is the first blog post, it will be the only one for the next week, as we will not have any computer/cell phone/technology access- which will be a nice change from the daily grind. We will try to blog daily from a labtop to document our experiences while they are fresh on everyone's mind, but won't be able to upload the posts until we return. The organization we're working with is Re-Member, dedicated to the Oglala Lakota people-- check them out at http://re-member.org/.<br /><br />Here's to an amazing week with 27 people (oh yea, did I mention we're taking 2 teams to South Dakota this year?!), learning about and working with the amazing Lakota people, and coming back with amazing stories!<br /><br />*Mitakuye Oyasin*<br />We are all related...<br /><br />-Raakhee :)<br />Trip Leader (one of three!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5585188168427962253-1122302984636369911?l=asb09southdakota.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Raakheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026101032680621229noreply@blogger.com0