Tribe.net. Local Connections Christopher http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#e5333778-cac7-40a4-a755-9d12f13626fe 2009-12-13T22:54:34Z 2009-12-13T22:54:34Z

Hi; I am Christopher Lewis and I attend FWC from 1981-85 and then finished in 1989 after a brief stint with the US army. I did my first year at the NAC and at the University of Hawaii where I won a scholarship in Linguistics at the East West Center at the University of Hawaii. I spent my subsequent years at the Central American Center In San Jose Costa Rica under the tutelage of Professors Julio Quan and Rafael Bolanos where I studied Spanish, literature and Latin American Studies. I am extremely greatful for the remarkable education and experience that FWC and LIU's Global College have afforded me. It is an education that I believe I couldn't have even obtained at top Universities like Harvard or Princeton. Anyone who remembers me or would like to drop a line please contact me at; Regardeau@verizon.net. Thank You :)

Christopher 2009-12-13T22:54:34Z barrie http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#0bc57f8f-847e-44fd-b148-a929351d483a 2009-07-26T02:06:27Z 2009-07-26T02:06:27Z

Hello, My name is Barrie and I attended Friends World College in Lloyd Harbor- Huntington NY 1979-1980. I studied in Jamaica that year and did need to move on- Not enough discipline??? Perhaps- anyway I am an Old social worker now, living on Long Island and am looking to reconnect with all, esp: Wendy Henry, (Brooklyn), Crystal Mapp, (manhattan), Janet Moose (Nevada), and Rick Farmer (pennsylvania)- Thank you for the warm welcome and I do look forward to saying, "hey". Peace, Barrie

barrie 2009-07-26T02:06:27Z Sally http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#8cef0501-1d2b-41d8-a5d3-2f868c7edb0b 2009-04-13T04:27:23Z 2009-04-13T04:27:23Z

Got the urge to see what was out there about FWC. I spent a year there in 1973. Anyone around at that time?

Sally 2009-04-13T04:27:23Z Beth http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#b6561cf5-51d6-4cc9-85f8-b0cb000a247d 2009-02-06T04:02:00Z 2009-02-06T04:02:00Z

In 1970 Tony Swallow and I put together a library in the Big House on the hill at Katheka Kai Coffeee Co-operative where the FWC African center was housed in Machakos. That's when the scandel with Ben Ole Kanti took place (when he was in charge briefly). Was the African center still on the farm when you were there? I have some old B/W photos of the farm I should scan and post here. IS there still a center in Kenya? Do you have an address? Does anyone have a list of alumni names and addresses- or know where to find such? Beth Green Swallow class of 69

Beth 2009-02-06T04:02:00Z youme http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#fbb8bc9d-a8f7-441e-ac22-51f8a16dc256 2009-01-06T03:31:48Z 2009-01-06T03:31:48Z

I attended the Machakos program in 1990 and the Kyoto campus in 91. I met wonderful people, and continued an international education living and working in Haiti,Cuba,Laos, Ghana,Cambodia,Vietnam, and the US. Thank you to all the friends of friend's world. I hope this finds all of you well. You might enjoy Selavi(That is Life) A Haitian story of hope http://www.cincopuntos.com/products_detail.sstg?id=92

youme 2009-01-06T03:31:48Z James http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#55757de7-6993-4d09-bf29-feb84cf31f5a 2008-12-13T17:06:44Z 2008-12-13T17:06:44Z

Hello....I was just reading your post. Do you mean Nancy Peluso? If so, she is a professor at UC Berkeley in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management in the College of Natural Resources. Let me see if I can put a link to her website. Hope that helps. She was my professor for Political Ecology, when I studied at Berkeley, after Friends World. best, -james http://ecnr.berkeley.edu/facPage/dispFP.php?I=628

James 2008-12-13T17:06:44Z Eve http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#ae4abafb-51e8-4011-99c6-05285872dfb5 2008-12-09T08:44:06Z 2006-02-11T04:48:50Z

I'm Eve Rickert, LAC 95-96 and SAC 1996. I transferred in from Evergreen then back out again, then got my Master's of environmental studies at Evergreen. I ended up going back to Costa Rica to do my Master's thesis there, on the environmental effects of the coffee crisis. I'm currently a lobbyist for women's and labor issues in Washington State. My husband and I will be moving to Vancovuer, BC within the next few months. Great to see everyone here!

Eve 2006-02-11T04:48:50Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#5f7cf9aa-349c-491d-ae08-0e2a74b04912 2008-09-14T03:15:58Z 2008-09-14T03:15:58Z

I was at the Kenya Center for fall of 1997, the center was having some serious issues then. In 1999 LIU foreced us to close a center for financial reason and since the Kenya center costed the most with the least amount of students, it was decided that is had to be shut down. Since then one was opened in Ghana for a few years and I think now there is one in South Africa, but it would have only opened in the past year. The program has change a lot in the last 5 years as it has in the last 40. Part of the beauty of Friends World College, the Friends World Program and Global College is just that, it is constantly changing.

Brett 2008-09-14T03:15:58Z karen http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#5072c4f4-904d-43fa-b8fe-3fca3485ffd7 2008-09-02T02:30:01Z 2008-09-02T02:30:01Z

Have they really closed the Kenya center? I was there in 1995-96. Anyone else on this site there at the same time?

karen 2008-09-02T02:30:01Z Kristin http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2bd7bfbd-4fa1-4c4c-aa88-34cd4850792b 2008-08-22T17:46:39Z 2008-08-22T17:46:39Z

Hi everyone! I was in Huntington in the Fall of 1988 and then at the LAC for 1989-1990. Great memories... Hope all is well for FWC friends. Kristin Morton

Kristin 2008-08-22T17:46:39Z Rachel http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#67c72ad5-da9b-40a3-9416-05b8a97d2121 2008-08-20T18:51:36Z 2008-08-20T18:49:51Z

Hey everyone. My name is Rachel. I applied and was accepted to Friend's World last year. I spent the year in Costa Rica as a Global College student. I have since taken a leave of absence from GC to stay in Costa Rica and study tourism. Partly because I was frustrated with the changes that are going on with the program and partly just becuase I love Costa Rica. I have made contact with several of the students that are going down this year and am excited to meet them all and keep in touch with my classmates from last year who will be staying in the states or travelling to India or China. I think its relaly cool that all the students and alum can have a group like this! Anyway I have to go pack because I leave for Costa Rica in less than a week.

Rachel 2008-08-20T18:49:51Z Ganesh http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#018a82f7-fefb-417c-b6a8-f6a9e1ca077f 2008-07-28T23:27:43Z 2008-07-28T23:27:43Z

I would like to contact Ann Miner who was in Kenya in the '70's. She married a man by the name of Aiken and lived in Nebraska.

Ganesh 2008-07-28T23:27:43Z Steve http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#eb67c13f-828c-43e0-94df-1395fecacdb9 2008-06-05T06:32:04Z 2008-06-05T06:32:04Z

Hello, My name is Steve, and I am an alchoho......no wait. I graduated 2007, I studied in Japan and China. I am currently working at a Japanese High School in Shizugawa Japan.

Steve 2008-06-05T06:32:04Z Ric Cherwin http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#06510492-d1c2-4043-8d6f-199bdba66028 2008-03-04T22:31:11Z 2008-03-04T22:31:11Z

Hey Lesley and everyone else, I attended FWC '71 - '73. Les, If you are the guy I think you are, I remember you quite well. You're a wonderful singer songwriter, tho obsessed with spam (the ham luncheon substance, not the email annoyance). Is that you? If so, how are you. I hope you're still singing and writing, and have expanded your culinary interests. Let me know. Me - I'm also very much into music. I also spent time at Livingston, then with Morris Mitchell in '71, before a stint in prison for anti-war escapades, a year in India and 6 months in Aylsham (England). I eventually left FWC - too structured for me. Would love to hear from you and other old-timers. Once I know this works, I'll write more. Love, Ric

Ric Cherwin 2008-03-04T22:31:11Z lelean http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#21d61eee-e1ec-4a2f-a367-6db5f8944085 2008-01-18T05:51:14Z 2008-01-16T20:55:35Z

HELLO Dear my name is lelean,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like tow you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address (leleanwilson@yahoo.com) believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remeber the distance, colour or language does not matter but love matters alot in life miss lelean

lelean 2008-01-16T20:55:35Z lelean http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#448b0b10-1324-4a4d-8048-dca2373e11e4 2008-01-18T05:51:00Z 2008-01-16T20:52:57Z

HELLO Dear my name is lelean,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like tow you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address (leleanwilson@yahoo.com) believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remeber the distance, colour or language does not matter but love matters alot in life miss lelean

lelean 2008-01-16T20:52:57Z lelean http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#0297a503-b675-4e07-8a9c-e8dc7a210a95 2008-01-18T05:50:49Z 2008-01-16T20:54:21Z

HELLO Dear my name is lelean,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like tow you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address (leleanwilson@yahoo.com) believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remeber the distance, colour or language does not matter but love matters alot in life miss lelean

lelean 2008-01-16T20:54:21Z lelean http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#92a70395-772d-4a49-8185-78779772aacf 2008-01-18T05:48:35Z 2008-01-16T20:51:05Z

HELLO Dear my name is lelean,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like tow you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address (leleanwilson@yahoo.com) believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remeber the distance, colour or language does not matter but love matters alot in life miss lelean

lelean 2008-01-16T20:51:05Z lelean http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#e22b7aa3-4a9a-412b-9446-d5174ec7ba57 2008-01-18T05:47:15Z 2008-01-16T20:50:17Z

HELLO Dear my name is lelean,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like tow you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address (leleanwilson@yahoo.com) believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remeber the distance, colour or language does not matter but love matters alot in life miss lelean

lelean 2008-01-16T20:50:17Z kelly http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#c6b33bf9-a4b4-4d63-9fab-8e98a54efd67 2007-09-16T02:13:28Z 2007-09-16T02:13:28Z

Hi I attended fw 91-92. Anyone I know out there? Mirangela -Andrew-Aldaric-Josh wilder. anyone? -Kelly

kelly 2007-09-16T02:13:28Z Cate http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#7a084cda-c39a-4923-be26-94778c8e6f93 2007-08-29T17:13:21Z 2007-08-29T17:13:21Z

I just remembered - her name is Charlotte Guntz. If you know her please get in touch.

Cate 2007-08-29T17:13:21Z Cate http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#9af05a74-1201-4797-b8f4-80370169b52b 2007-08-29T05:49:23Z 2007-08-29T05:49:23Z

I'd like to find "Charlotte" from Maryland, who was in the Bangalore group with me in Sept 1982. She was interested in interspecies communication, and she is a wonderful human being who was a great friend to me while I was there. I don't remember her last name! If anyone knows her, please contact me.

Cate 2007-08-29T05:49:23Z Cate http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#26258e3a-5a62-4cf9-803d-ee46b3fc7f9e 2007-08-29T04:06:43Z 2007-08-29T04:06:43Z

Just found this Tribe. I joined FWC in 1981 at the Huntington campus. Graduated in 1985 or thereabouts. Y'all who were there during the early '80s should look me up. I'd be happy to hear about anybody who was there during that time. Most especially I'd like to track down anyone who went to Bangalore in '82. I went on from FWC to become an anthropologist, so it had a big impact on my life.

Cate 2007-08-29T04:06:43Z Fernando http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#794c4fb7-00a5-42a9-99e6-b94876ce7182 2007-08-16T19:47:43Z 2007-08-16T19:47:43Z

Hey, I am an FWC (Huntington Campus) hand. Started in 1985 and graduated in 1990. Went to the LAC and the EAC in China while it was still in the Northeast of China. It is cool to read about older and newer attendees but much better still to see that there are like minded people still out there. Suffice it to say, students in my time were not pleased when the Huntington campus closed down. Fortunately, for me that is, I missed the "tough" years by a few semesters. It seems like the "college" is in for yet another transtion, which my cynical self has to predict will result in yet another watering down of the original mission. And how useful a mission it still is in today's world. I'd love to hear from anyone from the mid-eighties to early nineties years. When I started at FWC, Reagan had just invaded Grenada, the Sandinistas were in power in Nicaragua and the Iran-Contra Scandal was a couple of years away. I spent about a year and a half in the LAC - travelled throughout Central America - interned in Nicaragua, fell in love with Guatemala and then headed back up to the USA for a brief stint taking classes at a local college and saving towards my second overseas program ---China. Spent three years in the Northeast of mainland and witnessed from within the beginning, middle and end of the Tiananmen demonstrations. Very interesting experiences. Much more to tell about the whole China experience for anyone that is truly interested. Yes, FWC was a fantastic phase in life and certainly a eye opening, life altering experience. I hope it remains true to its cause and manages this newest transition well. Hope to hear from like minded "wandering scholars"!!! Fernando

Fernando 2007-08-16T19:47:43Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#5fad40b8-a34e-4145-96c6-21d589d0dced 2007-07-30T22:02:18Z 2007-07-30T22:02:18Z

Wow! If you find Chris penny tell him I said hello. I think it's really sad that there's nothing in Kenya any more. And SOUTH AFRICA? for real? I mean I'm sure it's a great place with lots to study- but if that is FW's only center in Africa, that's pretty wack. As I understand it, the original FW classes traveled as a group to "wherever there was the most need" but the recent center closings and openings seem to lean heavily away from poverty and need and towards places that will appeal to international business students. It seems like FW was a school for learning about other cultures and social justice, with lots of freedoms and variety, and maybe "Global College" is going to be just like all of the other cheesy abroad programs. Correct me if I'm wrong.

iømi 2007-07-30T22:02:18Z $item.owner.firstName http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#08d49bc1-15a6-4e2f-978a-f02b9bad0686 2007-07-30T19:50:11Z 2007-07-30T19:50:11Z

Hi Everyone! My name is Sarah Martin, and I recently graduated from FW this May (2007). I went to the LAC, the EC, and the NAC. I also completed 5 independent semesters, one in Cuba, one in Northern Ireland, one in London (the semester after the EC closed I refused to leave), and two in Lithuania. Should you know me, you'd remember that I'm well into coffee, cigarettes, books, movies, Irish men, and anything having to do with the former Soviet Union. My biggest gripe (coz it's fun to gripe to fellow FW'ers) is the closing of the European center and the lack of any initiative to open a new one. I'm happy that we will be getting a new center in South Africa in Spring 2008. I'm love to find Ian Hefele (last I knew, he was peace corp'ing in Mozambique), Chris Penny (my awesome advisor in London who seems to have disappeared), and any of the others I haven't talked to for two + years. Final bit- I'm currently working at World Headquarters until September 14, and will be again starting April 2008-August 2008. If anyone has questions about current going-ons, please let me know. Take Care, Sarah Martin

$item.owner.firstName 2007-07-30T19:50:11Z Mirangela http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#dfb32419-5943-4389-8bd8-cc85a38da78e 2007-07-10T20:22:01Z 2007-07-10T20:22:01Z

I'm wondering where the Livingston Campus FWC folks of the mid-1980's to the early '90's are. I'm seeing Brian Cashdollar and Chris Doyle. Others? I also for the first time thought to look at one of those satellite maps of Lloyd Harbor & Plover Lane. I couldn't quite figure out which part of it was the old FW campus. I saw what I expected, huge homes. I'm wondering if anyone has driven there. I'm interested to go there, something I've been dread to do for over a decade now. I'm thinking about the magic of that land and how devastating it was to be driven off it. Anyone? Mirangela (LAC 1989-1991) (SAC 1992)

Mirangela 2007-07-10T20:22:01Z Sarah http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#188954e8-7e54-45a9-b311-8a827e88637e 2007-06-06T15:44:30Z 2007-06-06T15:44:30Z

Say hi to Naveen for me. The ladies of the SAC staff are pretty great. Good luck.

Sarah 2007-06-06T15:44:30Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#9167200b-6713-4be5-9052-72a443a29569 2007-06-05T10:53:29Z 2007-06-05T10:53:29Z

That's awesome. Best of luck to you.

iømi 2007-06-05T10:53:29Z Emily http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#66071ecc-15e0-4758-8782-0252a860ab12 2007-06-05T10:36:11Z 2007-06-05T10:36:11Z

well my first year in in Costa Rica. Then i plan on going back to India. I want to study Politics and Anthropology

Emily 2007-06-05T10:36:11Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2d733d19-e6f1-442d-9c6b-831f07bf3ca3 2007-06-04T23:01:20Z 2007-06-04T23:01:20Z

Where are you planning to go, Emily? Have you decided what you'll study?

iømi 2007-06-04T23:01:20Z Emily http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#b86a5e8c-9a1b-49d5-bf71-ee3c374fdf3a 2007-06-04T19:53:05Z 2007-06-04T19:53:05Z

hey. I'm Emily. im a friends world/global college freshmen this fall. what else....hum, im Canadian, i lived there for most of my life untill i moved to the united states. my aim is xxboundxbrokenxx if anyone wants it.

Emily 2007-06-04T19:53:05Z Lisa http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2e12a75b-445c-4392-9889-1cdd5f593792 2007-06-04T15:46:54Z 2007-06-04T15:46:54Z

Hello, I attended Friends World College in Lloyd Harbor for a year in 1978-1979. Our group went to Guatemala City and I studied Sociology. I lived with a Family in Jalapa and taught English in the local school. I am trying to connect with some people in my group, Lori, Mike and Nancy. Regards, Lisa

Lisa 2007-06-04T15:46:54Z ana http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#85153f36-2476-42dc-a056-8dda74d05097 2007-03-26T02:41:56Z 2007-03-26T02:23:54Z

Hello.I attended FWC in 1966-67, its second year. I became very ill in Mexico in the spring of 1967, and was unable to continue with the program. Instead, I set out to fulfill a promise to the people of the little village in Tlaxcala where I did my work project. I was the youngest student then, 17 years old. At that time, Morris' daughter had alsio just gone off to college and I reminded him of her. We became close. I stayed over at the Big House often, having long talks about his vision for the college. He had a big vision about what Friends World College was about, and knew that even the faculty for the most part could not share this with him. Years later I met a woman named Ana Edy from Martha's Vineyard. When she spoke of what she had been doing for years all over the world regarding unique water resources, I felt she was doing exactly what Morris envisioned could come out of an education at Friends World College. She went and found out ways people all over the world were applying low tech technologies to create fresh water sources. Each approach was something that could be done by any other culture without a lot of money and technology, from converting waste to potable water and converting sea water to fresh drinking water simply. Then she shared all of these projects in a book she put together . Morris saw student being able to do what she did take something being done in one culture and make that possible for another. In reality, this vision was far beyond the reality of young people adjusting to dramatically different cultures climates and languages one after another. Nonetheless, I felt its depth, and how everything Morris had done until then led up to his feeling that vision could make a real difference in the world.

ana 2007-03-26T02:23:54Z Kirk http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#6d397dc8-79a0-49de-82ab-02de9ac620b0 2006-02-14T00:54:00Z 2006-02-14T00:54:00Z

Congratulations, Eve! You are member # 100! I knew we'd break into triple-digits one of these days...

Kirk 2006-02-14T00:54:00Z Dave http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#fc7a9fac-e007-4b88-afab-0c1ce7a613a5 2005-12-20T20:53:29Z 2005-12-20T20:53:29Z

Hi everyone! Another oldtimer here... I was in Kenya in 1980. As part of my project, I taught at the Lamu Girls Harambee Secondary School. Although I was there less than a year, it was perhaps the most profound experience of my life. If anyone has been to Lamu lately, I'd love to know how the school, town and island are doing. It's great to read the posts of all the other students and it's good to know that Friends World still exists, even if it's not the same as it was in 1980.

Dave 2005-12-20T20:53:29Z Melanie http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#afc67423-b29c-4d3b-b2e5-17b67005e95c 2005-12-06T19:03:55Z 2005-12-06T19:03:55Z

Oh definitely - you can never be to careful when it comes to mosquito-transmitted diseases :). One of the most hilarious memories I have of Kai is when Callie wore the mosquito suit to the 'health lecture' we had and kept asking questions about malaria while spraying herself with deet. You should totally move here! Hawaii rocks.

Melanie 2005-12-06T19:03:55Z Christine http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#6736bbc6-7224-4d35-8ab0-9b99a654baa7 2005-12-06T14:42:32Z 2005-12-06T14:42:32Z

Mel!! wow, congratulations on the coming baby (do you have a baby sized mosquito suit ready and waiting:)?), so great to hear from you! I'm so jealous of all of you FW hawaii types. this just ups my need and desire to get myself there. I'm so glad you found this tribe

Christine 2005-12-06T14:42:32Z Brian http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#bdd7857e-aeef-4042-a8ec-1df5b7a9d2e6 2005-12-06T00:34:01Z 2005-12-06T00:34:01Z

Mr. Danforth I sure hope the legend portion or that last year of FWC doesn't involve bugging, wire-tapping, or god forbid the misrepresentations of state documents to well how should one say ... put one sweet peace of north shore property up for sale, now would it? Anyway, just for the sake of discussion what IS the statute of limitations on electronic eavesdropping? ; ) I mean... I'm just saying...

Brian 2005-12-06T00:34:01Z Melanie http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#4c81a617-9e6d-402d-be85-1b55a12f5b91 2005-12-05T21:45:31Z 2005-12-05T21:45:31Z

I'm Melanie Moore (formerly Melanie Mork). I was with Friends World from 97-98 at the East African Center. I am now living in Hawaii and ended up working across the street from where Erin Gertz goes to school! She told me about the tribe group - its good to see all these familiar faces from my time in Kenya. I'm married, working at a HIV/AIDS organization, and have a huge belly (there's a baby inside :) ).

Melanie 2005-12-05T21:45:31Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#7299ce3c-c57f-43f8-be79-6082e3c6478c 2005-12-05T15:50:56Z 2005-12-05T15:50:56Z

Great welcome John, glad to see some of the new classes joining in, keeps the rest of us up to date as to how school has been changing.

Brett 2005-12-05T15:50:56Z John http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#eda76628-b06e-40fb-89a7-4634f8a7eb51 2005-12-05T13:28:43Z 2005-12-05T13:28:43Z

Hello - John Grillo here. 2005 Graduate. I studied in Bangalore and Kyoto during my three years with FW. I'm now living in Washington DC with my girlfriend (and fellow FW grad) Keisha Johnson.

John 2005-12-05T13:28:43Z Jonathan http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#91735726-91f5-4df4-9615-e3d86084310c 2005-12-02T14:19:44Z 2005-12-02T14:19:44Z

Hi Chris, I doubt you remember me, but I was in the first-year class of 1990-91, and I met you very briefly in Jerusalem in 1992 (Tandeka was still living there). I imagine some of the war stories from that last year in Huntington will make it to the "FW legends" topic at some point. I've been putting off writing anything there in order to see if anyone remembers any of them. There's not a lot of people here from our generation (although I know Mirangela is on the alumni email list, maybe she'll check it out), so Hello! Jonathan

Jonathan 2005-12-02T14:19:44Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#669fb50c-77e5-4ae4-a3e9-c7e746fd566c 2005-12-02T03:33:38Z 2005-12-02T03:33:38Z

Welcome everyone! It's great to have a variety of graduating years in here, it's like a wealth of knowledge. Leslie, did you know the Mungers?

iømi 2005-12-02T03:33:38Z Chris http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2a3925b1-9e8c-47b7-81ba-a6e51901db0c 2005-12-01T22:47:42Z 2005-12-01T22:47:42Z

Ooooppps! Sorry, got you mixed-up with someone else.

Chris 2005-12-01T22:47:42Z Lesley http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#3ecb3a41-6f22-4a9b-8415-112b7ab4479e 2005-12-01T21:08:09Z 2005-12-01T21:08:09Z

Hey there Chris.. sorry to say, it wasn't me. I've been way out of the FWC loop for 30 years. But, all my best. Lesley

Lesley 2005-12-01T21:08:09Z Chris http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#82bf2a10-b7db-4bf4-9b90-3735f509eb9f 2005-12-01T20:20:20Z 2005-12-01T20:20:20Z

Hello Lesley, Acutally I think remember meeting you at the last graduation, I beleive, on the Huntington campus. I was working with Jon Paul Hammond at that time when he was Student Exec and living on campus.

Chris 2005-12-01T20:20:20Z Chris http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#6b027b47-78e7-40db-82f8-4339dba64303 2005-12-01T20:17:20Z 2005-12-01T20:17:20Z

Hello and Greetings! My name is Chris Doyle and I was at Friends World College from 1988-92, that's right, the really transitional years. It seems that we were constantly in community meetings, and constantly fighting with the board who was being led at that time by one of Huntington, New York's premier real estate developers (uummmm, wonder why he wanted his hands on the bay property of the old campus?) Those were memorable times, trying times and hard times, but we did have some fun playing some good jokes on the adminstration. Boy, that last year at Huntington was like a guerilla war!! After graduating in '92 I returned to the Middle East in '93 and just got back to the US a few months ago. I've been working in development mainly, especially in some of the refugee camps in the West Bank, all over Egypt and most recently on the Jordan/Iraqi border. I'm married now for almost 11 years to a Palestinian from Bethlehem and we have two sons, two dogs and very possibly soon to have two ferrets as well. I am now the director of the Multi-Cultural Family Center in Dubuque, Iowa and planning on going back to school next fall -- then we do plan to get out of here and return home to the Middle East. It's taken a while to get over the incredibly frustrating and hurt feelings of those last years with everything that happened, it really ripped people apart. But I would love to hear from people again. Be in touch!

Chris 2005-12-01T20:17:20Z Lesley http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#1404b4ed-5056-4a51-a006-d6fbcc81efbc 2005-12-01T20:12:27Z 2005-12-01T20:12:27Z

Hello all. My name is Lesley Stoller. I attended Friends World College from January '71 - June '72. I spent my orientation at Mitchell Gardens on Long Island, my first semester in Clarkesville, Georgia with Morris Mitchell, and my second and final semester in Norwich England with Vic Clarke... Does anyone know me? Lesley

Lesley 2005-12-01T20:12:27Z Kate http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#e8414082-f109-482e-8c72-a98f8c22be2e 2005-12-01T15:20:10Z 2005-12-01T15:20:10Z

Hello. I am so glad to have found this site. Someone alerted me to it with an email, and I thank them! I transferred from McGill to the South Asia Center in January '96 and stayed for a year before heading to the MEC in January '97. I studied there for a semester and then dropped out and lived on a kibbutz for a while. I eventually graduated from Evergreen in 2000, and after a short break working at nonprofits, going to herb school in Bisbee, AZ, and learning Kichwa in Ecuador, I then went on to graduate school at University of Pennsylvania and graduated last May. Now I live in Jamaica Plain, MA with my husband and our 5 year old hound dog Moshe and work with the Small Planet Institute in Cambridge (smallplanetinstitute.org). Going to Friends World was such an empowering time in my life - we had complete responsibility for what we learned. I am so grateful for having that experience. I would love to connect with people I knew then. Besides running into Yishai at a Zakir Hussein Concert in Jerusalem many years ago, and occasional emails to Isaiah I have not heard from anybody since I left the program. Is Mimi Hassimi or Julie Furhman out there?

Kate 2005-12-01T15:20:10Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#f2497808-22c7-468d-942c-c9f32a49ecd7 2005-12-01T03:59:25Z 2005-12-01T03:59:25Z

Awesome brian, congratulations on all the great things you are working on in your life (and your anniversary). Thanks for writing in to the group, I'm glad you found us.

iømi 2005-12-01T03:59:25Z Brian http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#1f6d8b39-0c37-4cf3-8895-4636ff815cec 2005-12-01T02:53:39Z 2005-12-01T02:53:39Z

Good to see some people I've recognized. I was in EAC in 87-88 and in Central America in 89-90. And finally served as the last Student Exec. for FWC. As for now I've been married for about 10 years, for our 9th and 10th anniversary my wife Tracey and myself adopted 3 sisters from Haiti. We have the youngest home now and are working through the process of bringing home her twin sisters in the spring. Professionally (just today in fact 11/30/05) signed a lease (a LMA to be precise) for two radio station in the Buffalo area. The one station which will launch 2/1 of next year will be independent news/progressive talk and the second will eventually convert over to spanish language programming. I've been active in media issues for the last 15 years and not I'll get a chance put it in practice. We will be looking for on air talent and lot's of interns that want to be a part of the first commercial Pacifica affiliate in the country. Ideally we're looking for an African American female to co-host the morning show. We're looking for experienced broadcasters only. If anyone wants to make a suggestion or offer their services let me know. I will begin actively recruiting in the next few weeks. Look forward to hearing from a lot of you I've know over the years and look forward to seeing what you're up to.

Brian 2005-12-01T02:53:39Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#32b0a688-81d9-4cef-8b04-26a5c6e2cf6e 2005-10-18T18:14:26Z 2005-10-18T18:14:26Z

I think in a way some of us got tired of it after dealing with all the baloney towards the end, but then after 9/11 and the election(s) I really had this yearning to talk to like minded or at least well informed and differently minded folks. There are so many people I meet in day-to-day life who think that traveling abroad is impossible, or scary, or requires a cruise ship and a spelunking hat or something. I know I will not find that here. When I started learning about the current internment of middle eastern folks without trial, all I wanted to do was talk to FWers.

iømi 2005-10-18T18:14:26Z Ross http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2619a72c-ec55-45a2-ab22-85f6abefc179 2005-10-18T18:05:36Z 2005-10-18T18:05:36Z

Now that there are a fair number of members it might be worth it to send another reminder to the FWC alumni list (it has been ages since I got anything form it).

Ross 2005-10-18T18:05:36Z Kirk http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#bbe42ddf-597c-4377-a911-45ae2531da9d 2005-10-18T18:03:04Z 2005-10-18T18:03:04Z

I found this "tribe" by Googling "Friends World College." Don't even recall why I did it. I remember doing it from time to time when the web was young, back in the mid-90s, and turning up all sorts of individuals who had it on their resumes, etc. Right now it's #8 in the list, so on the first page of search results. If people want to keep it there, it would help to make links from various websites, linking to the FW tribe front page at http://friendsworld.tribe.net/ with the phrase "Friends World College and Friends World Program" in the link. I think people tend to fluctuate in their interest in Friends World. It's a phase thing, in a cycle of maybe 10-15 years, and probably everyone here ought to get used to the idea because there *will* be a phase when you're really not interested, and then you want to be open to the possibility that later you'll start to wonder what's up with it these days. Take my word for it. "Build it and they will come" is the right attitude. Doesn't always pay off, but that's the only way anything really gets done.

Kirk 2005-10-18T18:03:04Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#11793934-1f7d-43e8-9fda-75ae96450096 2005-10-18T17:36:26Z 2005-10-18T17:36:26Z

Kirk! Wow, it's GREAT to hear from you, there's so much good info here. I for one would love to read the FW history you compiled. I think a lot of folks share your distaste for the merge with LIU, especially now that they're closing centers left and right. I would *love* to see more FWers from some of the original classes, that's part of why we put this together. We tried, we sent this link out a few times to the alumni list and tried to canvass every email we found in the FW newsletter. We got mostly recentish grads, but I would love to have a mix of folks from all the years and current students. Now it's sort of a "we built it, we hope they come" kind of thing. Do you have any idea how better we could reach them? How did you find us?

iømi 2005-10-18T17:36:26Z Kirk http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#63496d3d-4650-411e-b1a7-3d69467bbd3f 2005-10-18T17:08:49Z 2005-10-18T17:08:49Z

I joined in 1976. At the time, I thought I'd get "transfer" credit for my experience in San Francisco the previous two years, so I skipped the standard first-year program and went directly overseas to the center in Aylsham, England (north of Norwich), and from there to Portugal for my first project. Came back to England in 1978 for my second year, worked with various periodicals, and returned to the US in 1979 with two years credit. Took a year off, then rejoined in Kenya. Based in Nairobi, I took off in various directions -- North East Province, western Kenya, and then on an 8-week trip thru Uganda (recently freed from Idi Amin!) to Tanzania (at that time, the border with Kenya was closed), thru Zambia to Zimbabwe (recently gained majority rule), and back to Kenya (managed to get a pass directly back into Kenya, or I don't know what I would have done as Uganda was pretty rocky). Wrote a lot of journal and several pieces for publication. Then I got the job of student executive, 1981-82, and after that spent 6-8 months helping out on campus and writing a history of FWC. Well, sort of a history, sort of a compilation of a lot of things that people had been writing about Friends World over the years, and sort of a meditation on the dynamics of FW-style "experiential education." It felt like the school was going through a major transition, mostly for the better. The attitude was that the past had been too flakey and with a little more professionalism and a little less seat-of-the-pants inmates-running-the-asylum, the school could do a bit better. Well, I moved to New York and stayed in touch with FW for the next decade or so, through to the turnover to LIU. In '85-86, I went to Japan for a year, took the EAC orientation and language classes, and hung out in Kyoto. Then I started sociology studies in Philadelphia, finishing A.b.D. (all but the dissertation) in 1996 or so. I'm happily married, working in webdesign, and part of the community in West Philadelphia. In the last ten years or so I've gotten a lot more interested in Quaker history, and I've built up a website at http://www.strecorsoc.org. One of these days, I'll get the history I wrote of FWC up on the web. I got turned off by the way that LIU wanted to run our alumni group, so I haven't been involved in that since 1993 or so. I am curious, though, if anyone here has experience with that recently. There are a lot of really good folks from the stretch of time since 1965 (1963, actually, was the first organized program), and back in the day it was good to get together to compare notes.

Kirk 2005-10-18T17:08:49Z Johnna http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#fa76e037-6214-4c1d-bbf7-a9fd1f006973 2005-02-13T18:06:07Z 2005-02-10T16:27:05Z

Also, Susan works at Naropa as the head of admissions -- her e-mail at work is: sboyle@naropa.edu

Johnna 2005-02-10T16:27:05Z Johnna http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#089f61ef-466f-4c8f-aa53-e75d5f4c0fc0 2005-02-10T16:25:02Z 2005-02-10T16:25:02Z

Adam Boyle lives in Boulder, Co. with his wife Susan and son Charlie. You might be able to look him up. -Johnna

Johnna 2005-02-10T16:25:02Z Johnna http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2b44a795-aed1-4ae6-9156-48c5c241831a 2005-02-10T16:23:21Z 2005-02-10T16:23:21Z

I actually haven't seen Ad'am in about a year and a half -- my mother would have the most up-to-date info, as we usually get together with Ad'am at her place. The last I knew he had married his girlfriend Heidi (probably about 3 years ago now) -- who is a lovely woman from Oxford. At first they were thinking of starting an NGO in S. Africa, but finances hindered that idea. He was, as of last year, an editor for a magazine for social change -- if I remember correctly it was called "The Internationalist" -- but I could be a little off. My mom had several copies from our last visit and could probably give you more info... they are pretty good at trying to stay in touch with one another. I do know that they still live in the Oxford area, if that helps.

Johnna 2005-02-10T16:23:21Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#097f5cc0-35e6-4e89-a259-8dbbada06d65 2005-02-10T02:05:24Z 2005-02-10T02:05:24Z

Yes! Please come!

iømi 2005-02-10T02:05:24Z Evan http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#486c9f53-7fe3-4c5b-becc-650e86aa8f24 2005-02-09T18:13:37Z 2005-02-09T18:13:37Z

hello all. i've been meaning to join in for a while- i just read a bunch of postings and it's making me all nostalgic for community meetings. i spent a year at the EC '99 and MEC '00, graduated in '00. spent a bunch of years in maine, and just recently moved to SF. so i'm down for this FW pre-reunion blowout i just read about....

Evan 2005-02-09T18:13:37Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#93cf9fca-acce-4c92-94f7-0d5faad7fdba 2005-02-09T03:32:39Z 2005-02-09T03:32:39Z

Johnna, thank you so much for the update! I was looking for Adam Ma'anit- do you know what he's up to?

iømi 2005-02-09T03:32:39Z Johnna http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#8a0a5f94-3952-4cb5-a79a-13427d52f7fc 2005-02-07T15:43:45Z 2005-02-07T15:43:45Z

Hi! My name is Johnna Moore and I was a visiting student at FW during the 2001-2002 year. Despite my short stint as a student, I actually spent much of my high school and college years meeting friends world students due my mother, Mary Graves, who was the registrar for FW and who also worked in admissions. Many of those students I found truly inspiring, such as Brett Raider who influenced my interests in Latin American politics greatly when I was a young high school student. I've also been fortunate enough to continue my friendships with several FW students including Lori and Tony Fasolino, A'dam and his wife Heidi (not a FW student), Jeremy Samuelson, Susan (formerly kropf), Adam, and Charlie Boyle, and of course, my husband Josh Moore (FW student 1995-2000, Kenya and the LAC). Hope everyone is happy and healthy and doing well. Glad to find this tribe. Thanks Brett and Lori!

Johnna 2005-02-07T15:43:45Z Alder http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#a3a6e594-a690-414e-a3b1-075d17bb0e40 2005-01-29T19:23:58Z 2005-01-29T19:23:58Z

so many FW'ers, yay! Josh told me about this a couple of weeks ago, it's great to hear what old friends are up to and see familiar faces. I was in FW 1998-2001, at the NAC, SAC, and the LAC. I've been livin' in Portland, OR. since, working for a Latin American human rights organization and getting my traveling in when I can. I am currently in grad school, which tends to put my traveling to a bit of a halt, but soon enough....

Alder 2005-01-29T19:23:58Z Eric http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#3b870821-cd30-43d6-8b72-7f294a16b2e0 2005-01-20T05:11:45Z 2005-01-20T05:11:45Z

I was a FW student for only one semester in 1996, at the LAC. I think about it all the time, and luckily have been able to keep up with a bunch of you. I am living in Chicago now, making prosthetic limbs. Nice to see you all. Brett, your 40th celebrations, good idea.

Eric 2005-01-20T05:11:45Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#bd2fac7e-734a-4a1c-8505-85562545437b 2005-01-17T07:52:58Z 2005-01-17T07:52:58Z

Hi Lianna and Michelle- I'm glad to see you both here. Sorry you didn't see anyone you knew right off the bat, but just think of yourselves as early adopters- keep checking back in, hopefully people will find their way here as we go along. A couple of months ago we only had two people, and now I am really happy to say we're getting a better variety of people every day- even a couple of current students who stop in and say hi! So don't give up just because you two are ahead of the curve :).

iømi 2005-01-17T07:52:58Z Lianna http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#722b9a9b-7fa9-407a-86fb-09b3cfbb4ebb 2005-01-17T01:53:15Z 2005-01-17T01:53:15Z

Hi. I'm Lianna Bodzin. I spent only one year at FWC - 1989-1990 - at the London campus. So far I don't see anyone I know here, but I'm not that surprised. A lot of us left at the end of that year as the situation with FWC was so uncertain, and within a few years I lost touch with everyone I knew there... sadly, as I really liked a lot of those people. I'd be thrilled to find some of that crew again. It's very cool to see what other FWC-ers have done and are doing. What a great, politically active and commited group! I've settled down in Boulder, CO and love it here. I lead a fairly suburban life - computer job, husband, son, cute little duplex - and enjoy it. But I sure hope my traveling days aren't behind me!

Lianna 2005-01-17T01:53:15Z Michelle http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#58d38664-df82-4712-a47a-5cd30e408aee 2005-01-14T02:01:05Z 2005-01-14T02:01:05Z

Hey all, My name is Michelle. I don't recognize anyone here (except for Mary Graves - Hi Mary! Remember me???) I spent one sole year as a Friends Worlder, 2000-2001 at the NAC, back when it was located in Southampton (what's with all of his London craziness??). My life took me on to other things... travel... (Mexico, New Zealand) adventure... ha haa... 3 more post-secondary education experiences.... I'm currently living in Philly and attending the University of Pennsylvania, where hopefully I'll FINALLY get my undergrad degree... hee hee... i'm shooting to graduate in 8 years or less since i got out of high school! I think of my time at Friends World often and fondly, and I'm glad I found this site. I'd especially like to hear from some old chums - Maris? Amy? Abbey? Bryna? Hopefully they or someone who knows something about them will read this eventually... Other than that... I'd be nice to connect with some other Friends Worlders in the community and talk to people who actually understand what FW is about. : ) Nice to meet everyone! -Michelle

Michelle 2005-01-14T02:01:05Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#4e9c0328-f86a-4c26-9967-7f3f9b4db950 2005-01-12T17:18:43Z 2005-01-12T17:18:43Z

Hi Martha- Are you in touch with Mueni? I'd LOVE to know how she is.

iømi 2005-01-12T17:18:43Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#645f2050-72c8-4596-985c-03b92ca53f59 2005-01-12T16:54:01Z 2005-01-12T16:54:01Z

Welcome Martha, I am glad you found us. Yes, seeing the Kenya center close was disappointing for many of us. My semester there was great. Unfortunately I was the Student Exec at the time that had to make the decision to close the center, LIU forced us to close one. The funny thing is most of the same people where there when I was there in 1997 (and were there since it opened 30 yrs before that) But welcome and I hope you find those you are looking for, as well as some you didn't know you needed to meet.

Brett 2005-01-12T16:54:01Z Martha http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#b1117f85-f78a-4315-a725-91b870974721 2005-01-12T16:33:29Z 2005-01-12T16:33:29Z

Hey - I am a long lost FW person from the east Africa campus which is sadly closed now. Man - it was long ago and I would love to find back friends from my time in Kenya. I was there for the 87-88 academic school year as a visiting student at the Machakos campus. After finishing my BA I eventually ended up in Africa again with other work - did get to go visit Kai alot, hang with Kamene and Wambua before he died, and Pala Pala as his family grew. I was last there in 1999 - too long ago. I am back in the US now - in Atlanta. Where is everyone? I know that Lorna is still in Kenya (married to George and with a beautiful daughter), Kathryn is in Florida, also a mom and doing great. But I would love news of others. Thanks for the website! martha

Martha 2005-01-12T16:33:29Z Last Minute http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#298fc66a-a4d7-436e-b928-c490749e8eab 2004-12-14T19:19:59Z 2004-12-14T19:19:59Z

HI, I'm Lori (Gray) Fasolino. I was a FW student from 94-2000. I was on the 6 year plan which included a two year break from the fun(ds) that FWP is. I was at the nac 94-95, Eur fall 95, LAC 96-97 and then back to the NAC. Some of you may remember me as the student exec from 99-00. I currently live in Columbus, Ohio with my husband (also a FW alum) and our dog, Tilly. I'm not saving the world or even closely living the dream I once had at FW but I am lucky in so many other ways that I know that someday I will reconnect with my roots. These days I work on my new home, make homemade all natural soap, and chat on Tribe or Frienster. Still traveling too!

Last Minute 2004-12-14T19:19:59Z Yishai http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#18c25987-14cb-407d-9b2b-c4e526f528ef 2004-12-14T18:55:52Z 2004-12-14T18:55:52Z

hey Levana welcome - how have you been?

Yishai 2004-12-14T18:55:52Z levana http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#c8919338-bd6d-446d-85e7-e90ddf4d3cf3 2004-12-14T08:49:19Z 2004-12-14T08:49:19Z

Hey lovelies, what I nice suprise to find this. So I started FW in 97, finished in 2001 kind of - got my diploma in the mail last week, yippee! The skinny is that I've been living in between Oakland and Brasil, freelance organizing in the non-profit world, with a short lived attempt at marriage and step-motherhood.To escape non-profits and marraige, I just started a masters in education with a concentration in community theater at SF State- where I get to brag about my undergrad program's pedagogies to people who are studying experiential ed and Freire for the first time and assume that these are just interesting, yet hairbrained ideas. Ok, so maybe FW is a bit hairbrained, but atleast its more than an idea! Oh, and I'm in contact with Tawnya. I read somewhere that someone wanted to find her? hit me up.

levana 2004-12-14T08:49:19Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#08fc00b0-e7e2-4a81-a133-bb907f076bf6 2004-11-30T23:08:51Z 2004-11-30T23:08:51Z

Thanks for posting, Marc. It's nice to see you here. Great links, and best of luck with whatever comes next! You'll have to keep us posted.

iømi 2004-11-30T23:08:51Z $item.owner.firstName http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#c7e76c50-073d-482b-b2e0-d4d316985f40 2004-11-30T22:15:37Z 2004-11-30T22:15:37Z

Hey y'all. This is Marc de Giere NAC 97-98 MEC 98-99 and WAC(k) 2001. Its great to see all of you. I've been living in the SF Bay Area, but am now in Seattle and may be moving on the Central America, we'll see.... Not really sure how to describe my life these past years, since it has been all over the place. For a start I think i'll just supply some URLs of things i've been invovled in (some of them are sites I designed). www.beehivecollective.org www.nasco.coop www.beyondvoting.org www.prisonactivist.org www.justiceinpalestine.org www.kalx.org www.betv.org www.videoactivism.org www.cooperativeroots.org www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~micmag

$item.owner.firstName 2004-11-30T22:15:37Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#4e9ffe59-71cc-4b01-a0ae-03ec68adc591 2004-11-27T08:07:18Z 2004-11-27T08:07:18Z

I'll wager Adam has more peoples' emails, too, which would be great.

iømi 2004-11-27T08:07:18Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2a0d17c1-41b4-4d4f-99ed-2bc88b6fa222 2004-11-26T18:59:42Z 2004-11-26T18:59:42Z

Grabbit, thanks for posting, We can probably track down Adam and Tawnya, anyone know how to get ahold of Susan Kroft and I used to have Tawnya's email, let me scower for it. and welcome Grabbit

Brett 2004-11-26T18:59:42Z grabbit http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#1382c8e7-6433-4487-96ee-931264a6dbce 2004-11-26T09:41:27Z 2004-11-26T09:41:27Z

Yeah I was in Costa Rica '93 - '94 and in London in '95, then I dropped out and moved back to Costa Rica and lived around Central America and Mexico for a few more years. I LOVED FW but kept finding it hard to leave a new place after a few months... Now I'm a photographer and such in SF. Would love to track down my FW crew like Adam Boyle, Sims, Matthew, Tanya, etc. Much love and power to the good fight!

grabbit 2004-11-26T09:41:27Z $item.owner.firstName http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#86efe23d-42f0-4683-a3c2-c850cbfca141 2004-11-25T22:27:53Z 2004-11-25T22:27:53Z

What are you all up to? What a surprise to see so many of you here... It's been such a long time since I talked to some of you. I hope that we can all catch up with one another and get this going again! I graduated in 1999... Talk to you all soon! Josh

$item.owner.firstName 2004-11-25T22:27:53Z $item.owner.firstName http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#06bcd264-cd1f-443f-b8f4-fd6f338c2efd 2004-11-25T22:22:43Z 2004-11-25T22:22:43Z

What are you all up to? What a surprise to see so many of you here... It's been such a long time since I talked to some of you. I hope that we can all catch up with one another and get this going again! I graduated in 1999... Talk to you all soon! Josh

$item.owner.firstName 2004-11-25T22:22:43Z $item.owner.firstName http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#ad75177d-0688-459e-8875-c273acda3333 2004-11-25T22:22:36Z 2004-11-25T22:22:36Z

What are you all up to? What a surprise to see so many of you here... It's been such a long time since I talked to some of you. I hope that we can all catch up with one another and get this going again! I graduated in 1999... Talk to you all soon! Josh

$item.owner.firstName 2004-11-25T22:22:36Z ben http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#172af8b3-1a82-4a62-9b22-b56ea8bb197c 2004-11-21T01:38:14Z 2004-11-21T01:38:14Z

my name is ben and i just put some HILARIOUS pictures of yishai, among other things, up in there, so go look. yeah so i started friends world in 95 with several of you, and it was Farty, I mean, Iomi, that got me all networked up in here. I'm currently in Illinois, kind of pursuing an MFA in blacksmithing (that's where the little chair in my photos fits in). today i am having a tea party at my house with little tiny tea cups and crumpets, after which we will watch the best movie ever, Zoolander. that should give you a well-rounded idea of my interests and aspirations. ben

ben 2004-11-21T01:38:14Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#e30267ad-e512-45a6-9b68-688f7338caaa 2004-11-20T23:41:08Z 2004-11-20T23:41:08Z

No, I don't think its a sleezy site, I have yet to find a hookup on it and I use it mainly to keep in touch with friends. Lol Brett

Brett 2004-11-20T23:41:08Z Mary http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#2c06e38d-a2ea-4e3d-a865-58de7cec7d52 2004-11-20T22:57:53Z 2004-11-20T22:57:53Z

PS - do you think we should change the subject line? mary

Mary 2004-11-20T22:57:53Z Mary http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#1547033b-0833-41a0-ba54-a96b8566b50a 2004-11-20T22:56:18Z 2004-11-20T22:56:18Z

Hello everyone, Mary Graves here. It actually is SO nice to hear a *little* bit of what you are all up to. It meant a lot to me to be involved w/FW primarily because I got to meet you. You must admit - quite a crew. I'm still here on eastern LI - involved in a few political things and some other things that just make me feel good. Horses, nature and work quite close to Quail Hill. After I left FW (and perhaps because the WAY I left, I haven't heard from too many people - but a few....Josh Moore became a part of my family (so he HAD to stay in touch) and Brett, Lori NOW Fasolino and Tony...and, of course, Brett. He's the one that told me about this website and Friendsters - although aside from you, Brett...it seems fairly sleezy...basically a hook-up, dating site (don't you think?) Devatstated by the recent US election; just can't believe the way things are going - but doing the best I can. Would love to hear more from all of you. love, Mary

Mary 2004-11-20T22:56:18Z Christine http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#1d237b68-1b29-4f79-887c-7c411a88b3a7 2004-11-19T20:04:04Z 2004-11-19T20:04:04Z

hi everyone Im Christine FW 95-99, NAC,LAC,EAF,spain,MEC,LAC. FW for Life baby!!!!

Christine 2004-11-19T20:04:04Z Eduardo http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#a1366e50-7281-4b84-800c-4f971d044896 2004-11-19T16:28:31Z 2004-11-19T16:28:31Z

Hello all. It's good to see threads of past communities still alive and kicking. As a prelude: I joined in 95, graduated in 99, and bumped into most of the active folks on this virtual springboard somewhere in latin america, the middle east or east africa. I've been living in Miami, where I originally targeted as quick hit on the international circuit to grab a graudate degree in latin american studies, but have been somewhat delayed by a wife, two cats, and a policy job working on international trade issues. More later... (And if anyone's planning on heading to sunny South Florida anytime soon, please let me know.) Eduardo

Eduardo 2004-11-19T16:28:31Z Yishai http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#b3cab0e5-d305-4c8b-8b82-cc544fdb79b9 2004-11-19T08:40:43Z 2004-11-19T08:40:43Z

well last May the Czech Republic joined the European Community, so in fact that gives me unlimited access to most of Europe - no visa, able to work, study - even get unemployment. For years now Barcelona has been a dream, but it's yet to happen.

Yishai 2004-11-19T08:40:43Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#c7a6381b-73d5-4fb7-85c8-d27ffe0f29af 2004-11-18T22:59:01Z 2004-11-18T22:59:01Z

are you going to move to czech republic?

iømi 2004-11-18T22:59:01Z Yishai http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#c552c085-fd0e-4641-8896-28399bc2771e 2004-11-18T22:37:23Z 2004-11-18T22:37:23Z

youre right Iomi I havent said anything other than my former habits - well I started in fall 95 and graduated in 2000 (alongside {at least} two distinguished members in here). I have been in and out of Israel since. I bought a bar and managed it for a year with my ex, which was...anthropological. Last year I was in the States monkeying around (if you look closely in the recent not-too-highly-acclaimed movie "The Village" you can spot me walking around with a pitchfork). Right now freelancing, although the recently acquired Czech citizenship has the potential of opening up doors aplenty. I can understand one "Yishia", but two?

Yishai 2004-11-18T22:37:23Z Brett http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#50adca31-be07-41b4-a910-e79c8742a0ec 2004-11-18T17:52:23Z 2004-11-18T17:52:23Z

Yes, I am so glad so many people are signing in, this is our community, so start networking, through out ideas, share stories. we have the space, lets use it. THanks for the great pics Marc and Yishia. Its funny that the NAC in SOuthampton was such a new place not too long ago and will now also be a place of the past. It is like Kenya, we need to document these places that are such a part of FW that have come and gone. So keep it coming. Brett

Brett 2004-11-18T17:52:23Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#8004e67d-4faa-4650-bdcc-8023b69e1586 2004-11-18T17:23:28Z 2004-11-18T17:23:28Z

Hello "walks with coffee while smoking"! Yishai, you didn't give us any of the juicy stuff, I want to know where in the world you are living and at least a little of what you are up to. Sorry, I should have done it too if that's what I wanted: Okay, I started in '95 and "finished" in '99, actually finished my thesis this spring (yay me!) and got my diploma in the mail last week. I have been goofing around and having a great time in the bay area, living in Oakland with a wonderful FW Alum roommate (I'll let her introduce herself). I am considering teaching ELL (EFL or ESL) starting next year. I am glad to be done with my thesis once and for all, looking forward to whatever comes next.

iømi 2004-11-18T17:23:28Z Yishai http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#3f98cc92-c963-4bd1-ba1b-d79d8395b310 2004-11-18T10:34:49Z 2004-11-18T10:34:49Z

Hey guys! I am a Jew. Some of you may remember as Yishai or "walks with the coffee while smoking." I look forward to catching up with everyone. Good work iomI!

Yishai 2004-11-18T10:34:49Z iømi http://friendsworld.tribe.net/thread/f2b49788-3146-42a8-8f56-093ff56a2407#26c193fc-3ba8-4482-b6c7-3fe164db6a8b 2004-11-18T01:06:45Z 2004-11-18T01:06:45Z

Hi and welcome to the FW tribe. Please introduce yourself by either clicking "reply to post" on this page, or by beginning a new thread. We'd like to know when you attended/graduated, and anything else you'd like to share. Thanks!

iømi 2004-11-18T01:06:45Z