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Bridge Journal Week 2: This week, I became beer acclimated to my projects and to my routine. I headed back to WhyHunger to work on my two main projects: transferring and clarifying call center data and checking information for food banks and pantries in Alabama. Midweek, I aended Is Life a Dream?— where we discussed references to time. We also looked closely at certain Hamlet monologues and analyzed his character and situations in which he found himself. Then, I headed to WhyHunger for their weekly racial equity meeting. This week's meeting was an open forum, so many topics were discussed: We talked about various protests and the complexities of being multiracial and/or looking different from one's true identity (and, as such, being treated differently). The conversations were serious and interesting— especially as I'm still geing to know my coworkers. On Thursday, I continued working on my WhyHunger projects. In the aernoon, the entire staff participated in an activity about the history of American agricultural labor. We each picked an event that resonated with us. I chose an event that noted the first worker program—bringing 70,000 Mexican workers to the U.S.— because it represented the American habit of bringing in foreign workers when needed, but kicking them out when their work was over. We discussed the importance and proximity of these timeline events; some awful events in history weren't that long ago and continue to affect us intensely. Throughout the week, I aended play rehearsals and college revisits. Bridge Journal Week 5: On Wednesday aernoon, I had Artists in Residence (AIR), where we reviewed movements we had done last week, and also learned new choreography. Jessie Young, the AIR choreographer, is really great. On Thursday, I aended Is Life a Dream?—where we discussed the ending of Hamlet and different opinions about his age. Then, I headed to WhyHunger for my ongoing projects, followed by a trip back to Trevor for AIR. We began pulling concrete sections into Le: Margot with members of the WhyHunger staff on an excursion to La Finca del Sur, where they helped the urban farm; Right: An Artist in Resident–performance class. Project Components: n Internship at WhyHunger n Trevor Seminar: Is Life a Dream? n Trevor Seminar: Ways of Seeing n Artist in Residence Working with an Equitable Nonprofit by Margot Draillard-Vandenberg '19 Project Statement: Over Bridge, I worked with the non-profit WhyHunger. I learned the ins and outs of an organization that truly works to confront the issue of hunger through the lenses of race and poverty. The organization recognizes that there is an immediate need for food—which is the side of the organization I worked with—and that to truly solve hunger you need to address its root causes. Nothing exemplifies WhyHunger more than the simple idea of farming: Take care of the soil, and plants will flourish on their own. Through my two seminars and the Artist in Residence experience, which were all related to different types of art, I also aempted to expand my world view and ideas of what art can represent. Margot Draillard-Vandenberg is a freshman at Smith College. the performance; we each were tasked with choreographing six 8-counts from movement we had already learned. Then, we created a "sound library," recording different sounds that we will eventually use for our music. On Friday, all seniors met with Ben Kallos, our city council member from Trevor's district. I found him engaging, and it was interesting to hear how city government works; it got me more interested in seeing the ins and outs of politics. (And it also reminded me that I need to register to vote!) Following the assembly, I had the Ways of Seeing seminar, where we did some more fun collaging. Finally, I had Is Life a Dream? seminar, where Mr. Thomas gave us an introduction to Cervantes, the Hapsburgs, and Spain, which got me excited about the Cervantes portion of the seminar. n