peaceBOMB Bracelets

I fell in love with the peaceBOMB project and Article 22 after learning about their story as I am sure you will also. The idea of cleaning up a postwar sight (in Laos), reducing the amount of dangerous metals from bombs left behind, bringing awareness to recycling this trash into new usable jewelry and other goodies, while bringing more awareness to consumerist American ways in comparison to the global market... well it's just astonishing and inspiring!

So, when my ex and I had been discussing what each other wanted for our one year anniversary (which was last October) instead of a piece of jewelry with no meaning behind it, I asked her to get me a peaceBOMB bracelet.

Whenever I wear it and glance at my wrist, I am not only reminded of what the bracelet is made out of and where it came from, but of how peace is a never ending goal that everyone should strive for. Yes here it comes... I want world peace! There I said it, and it doesn't matter how "Miss beauty pageant" of me I sound, I honestly believe that it's possibly.

I'm Back.

So I have been away from the blogging world lately. Did you miss me? And by "you" I mean of course any person who falls on my blog by accident, seeing as how I have no real followers.

A lot has happened, good along with bad and many exciting changes. Instead of writing a short novel on the play by play of my life lately, I thought I'd point out just a few of the important happenings accommodated by a few pictures.

• I turned 23!

• I presented the MyMcKenzie project's poster at the University of Oregon's 2nd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

• I created a presentation for the MyMcKenzie team to present at the Environmental Leadership Program's end of the year gathering. 

• The MyMcKenzie project was featured in Cascade Magazine. A link to our featured article that I was interviewed for can be found here. 

• I went to the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge in Washington which was an insane weekend filled with inspiring people, music and dancing with gorgeous views.
   

• My partner and I broke up :/ But we are still close friends. 

• I cut my hair way shorter! 

• I finished my first grant I had been working on for a long time for a grant writing class. 

• My laptop finally gave out after five years. (fyi: this screen shot means it can no longer read the hard drive)

• I graduated from the University of Oregon majoring in Environmental Studies with Geography and Planning Public Policy & Management minors. 

(I got a new laptop as a graduation present! The new MacBook Air.)

• I got an internship with NICE (the Northwest Institute for Community Enrichment)!

• I will be moving into a new house in two weeks with two other older women. I always love moving to a new place, there is something rejuvenating about it :)