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The Lovers Virtual Book Discussion
The Lovers by Vendela Vida. Published in 2010. Synopsis: Recently widowed, Yvonne returns to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband honeymooned twenty-eight years ago. The week she had set aside for vacation doesn’t go quite as … Continue reading
Hunger Awareness Challenge: Post-Challenge Reflections
Last week I wrote about my attempt to spend a week living off the equivalent average food budget of a Haitian. To recap: with some fancy math, this works out to be $34.33 because our cost-of-living is so much higher. … Continue reading
Rock the Red Pump: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and along with about 1,200 other bloggers around the country, I signed up to be a Red Pump Blogger and dedicate a post to talking about the impact of HIV and … Continue reading
Posted in Becky's Activism, Healthy Living
Tagged AIDS, AIDS awareness, healthy living, HIV, Red Pump Project
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Hunger Awareness Challenge: The Pre-Challenge Post
As Lent begins today, I’m embarking on a week-long Hunger Awareness Challenge. I read about this challenge in Bread for the World’s 2011 Offering of Letters kit. It’s based on a Global Hunger Challenge that was organized last year by Inter … Continue reading
Posted in Becky's Activism, Healthy Living
Tagged activism, budget eating, budget grocery shopping, healthy eating on a budget, hunger, poverty
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