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Mexico Inspiration Journal_030

Item

A handwritten note in a spiral-bound notebook accompanied by two photographs of desert landscapes.
Title
Mexico Inspiration Journal_030
Alternative Title
Mexico Inspiration Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2017
Description
The left side of the page features two photographs. The top photo shows a desert landscape with a small yellow structure nestled among cacti and shrubs. The bottom photo depicts a broader view of the desert, with sparse vegetation and a clear blue sky. The right side of the page contains handwritten text, which appears to be a narrative or reflection, discussing a person's journey and experiences.
Identifier
017_2017_February 2017_Mexico Inspiration
Dates Completed
February, 2017 - February, 2017
Keywords
Cocooning; San Miguel de Allende; Mexico; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Photography; Beauty; Color; Doorways; Reckoning; High altitude; Breathlessness; Chronic pain; Expatriates; Demographics; Varanasi; Mortality; Health crisis; Butterfly Reserve; Pulmonary embolism; Hospitals; Epiphany; Limitations; Possibility; Self discernment; Calling; Belief; Habits; Divine guidance; Joy; Wounding; Prayer; Lightness; Friendship; Difficulty; Diminished strength; Defeat; Renewal; Disappointment; Admiration
Transcription
And he was lucky to meet a couple—Margie Bullock and De Sisto—who had a school in Massachusetts and a home in San Miguel. They hired him in San Miguel. He told them he was going to go to the U.S. so they hired him to come to their school in MA and work in a program for troubled youth from very wealthy families.
(There are so many details to this story, it’d take hours to replicate it.)
It involves:
1. Daniels’ rise from waiter in a systemic structure in which all the kids had roles in some discipline of a restaurant + Performance half, rise to then waiter floor manager, and then creation of a bicycling program for boys, that took 3 trips.
a. from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine.
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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