office party

i've mentioned before that i've been working as an intern at occidental college in the office for religious and spiritual life.  it has been an incredible experience, and last week we gathered for a year-end party.

this group is a lot of fun, and i'm going to miss hanging out with them all.

occidental college campus at dusk

happy skywatching!

veritas forum at occidental college

through my current internship i had the pleasure of attending an interesting event held at occidental college last night.  the veritas forum is a movement trying to get college students to consider whether there is a place for god in academia.  occidental welcomed mary poplin to campus to present a lecture titled, "does god belong in the university?  lessons from mother teresa".

just one more reason occidental is an interesting place to engage with the world.

sand mandala, part two

remember when i posted the images of the tibetan monks making a sand mandala?

well those same guys spent the week creating one of their masterpieces at occidental college.  i decided to go for the closing ceremonies which included the sweeping up of the finished product until there was nothing but the table left and a small pile of sand.

ojai day

i spent this past weekend was in ojai, california with a group of students and staff from occidental college.  i'm in the middle of an internship with oxy's office for religious and spiritual life.  our weekend included a visit to an organic farm and camping up in the mountains.  if you don't mind, i'm going to take a few days to escape pasadena to share a few photos from our trip to ojai.

we were fortunate to be in town during ojai day - a street fair celebration of the town and area.  the above photo is of the hand-painted mandala - something that gets re-created every year.