We’re seven days into the war, and while devastated by what is happening in Ukraine, we are also filled to the brim with gratitude. In the middle of this ongoing […]
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For Ukraine
note “Ukraine” Polylogos stands in solidarity with all those suffering from the conflict in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Our hearts go out to the volunteers in the front lines, the families that […]
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Ukraine Update 01
We are so thankful and humbled for each one of you who entrusted and empowered us to be your hands and feet here on the ground, helping us help the […]
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The Great Covid Kibosh*
Who has escaped the Great Covid Kibosh? Who hasn’t had a plan that didn’t get kiboshed? Weddings, funerals, holidays, travel plans, new job, old job, concerts, events, university, parties, church, family gatherings – all kiboshed! Kibosh everywhere! It is perhaps the most shared global experience ever.
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Vulnerability and the Power of Privilege
Friday, June 19th, we hosted an engaging conversation on zoom with four speakers and over 30 participants. It was a wonderful coincidence that our conversation happened to take place on […]
In order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, state leaders from Scandinavia to the Balkans and beyond have imposed significant and unprecedented restrictions on citizens’ rights and freedoms. […]
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Alive Online
That Thursday, the last day of class before a week-long spring break, we had a party.
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Blessing in Disguise
I agree it’s sad and deeply tragic – all the consequences of the virus, and I do my part to hinder the spread. But in the middle of the chaos happening in the world, I am deeply thankful.
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A Matter of Heart
This year I decided it was going to be a total black-out of all news and social media and I started off in robust fashion, replacing facebook with an actual book and trading the clamor of the news for the sweet sound of music.
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Becoming Family
nothing has made me feel the way I do about my “job” as this pandemic has—that knot-in-the-pit–of-your-stomach sensation while heading into work, comforted only by the empathetic faces of my colleagues who are going through the same.