#anth204hedges

[anovelecho]

#Repost @ratachewy.gvsu with @get_repost ・・・ Dendrogeistic Entanglement [den-dro-guy-stic] (n): the sense of connection with of the soul of nature when walking in a forest; a pleasant loss of time and trivial issues when in the company of trees. It is the sense of entanglement and deep ineffable connection with the ancient souls of trees, that content silence when walking through a forest path where the sounds of cars and text alerts fade away into serenity. Almost as if the forest is welcoming us, edging us back to where we belong. A feeling that has drawn me and others back to the woods for our whole lives. By weaving this word with a prefix for tree ‘dendro,’ the German word for soul ‘geist,’ and adding the suffix ‘ic’ for a state of being, I wanted to capture everything relating to the deep souls of trees. My hope is that by giving this feeling a name, we can share it and spread the idea that souls reside in trees as well; perhaps giving more of a feeling of connection and need to protect the forests they reside in. With the handful of people I have spread this phrase to, they have all found connection with past experiences and enjoy the ring it has. #anth101 #anth204hedges #anth101challenge4 #wordweaving #anth101repost #anth101bestofchallenge4 (at Grand Valley State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1ZmoTHumw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ulo60r5fxrun

[anovelecho]

the fact or condition of being addicted to going somewhere else, seeing what lies around the next corner, beyond the horizon, at the top of the next mountain; a dependency upon the next experience. A symptom may be an obsession with the next experience that disrupts your appreciation of the current experience. Best represented in the lyrics of “Wheels” by Restless Heart… "it's an obsession to some / to keep the world in your rear view mirror / while you try to run down the sun" • • • #anth101 #anth101challenge4 #anth204Hedges • • • #keepitpublic #environment #getoutside #hiking #travel #causes #community #conservation #protect #resist (at Grand Rapids, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bop8fSYn-AT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lgxakkeoogb0

[anovelecho]

Following @Prof_Wesch my class chose to add to or trim from our lives something meaningful to us. Many of us are doing things like meditation, eating better, hydrating better, fitness, etc. My students are really inspiring me. @schautbr in particular really made me feel happiness … so I wanted to #Repost Including two progress update posts... 🙌🏻 ・・・ “For my #28daychallenge I chose to make at least one bracelet every day. Taking a half hour out of each day to relax, do something fun, and not focus on anything else but making a bracelet. I’ve decided to take it one step forward and do some good in my community. I volunteer at Coit Elementry school in Grand Rapids, which has so many at risk and homeless youth attending. I work in a 1st/2nd grade split classroom, so at the end of the 28 days, I’ll be giving all of the bracelets that I’ve made to each of my students. I’ve made a personalized card with the child’s name and an inspiring quote about themselves to motivate their spirits. I hope to instill some positivity in these kids lives.” ・・・ #28daychallenge #anth101 #anth204hedges #anth101challenge3 #anth101repost #anth101bestofchallenge3 #bestvolunteers (at Grand Valley State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boem3MVAM8B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=48oksf58cgqy

[anovelecho]

It’s about time for me to start building consistent meditation into my life. Fits and starts, but I’m going to take advantage of leading my class assignment in @prof_wesch #anth204hedges #anth101 #anth101challenge3 #28daychallenge (at Grand Valley State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn6XTSNBz9F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gdluxrpzx2lx

[anovelecho]

Things that make our friends in Maasailand go WTF about US culture. Teaching culture, I’m using @prof_wesch challenge to “find the strange in the familiar”. And the first place my mind went to are conversations we’ve had with our Maasai community in Kenya. So I’m cheating a bit by modifying some shopping images. Kristin would take a US catalogue and flip through the pages. Our friends who live in rural Subsaharan Africa would laugh to the point of tears: “What is wrong with you people?” They don’t understand why White people have such a hard time carrying their children. Carrying or catering to dogs is just completely alien. And leashing your kid to your arm? Are you insane? #anth101challenge2 #anth101 #anth204hedges https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbT0PXh9Y1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b3o8w4srhr03

[anovelecho]

Hey! It’s Jamie Lewis Hedges. One of my many adventures this year is teaching a couple of college-level courses @GVSU Namely, Intro to Cultural Anthropology (Sections 02 and 03). I get to talk about other places and people, and what makes them tick. Right up my alley!!! :D I’m a hoosier farm boy grown restless. I’ve followed my passion across 48 states and half a dozen countries. I’ve evolved from fundamentalist preacher boys to a tree-hugging dirt worshipper. Lived in a wilderness cabin in the Western Cascades, a dung hut with Maasai in Kenya, and today a mullet house in Grand Rapids, MI. Our travel and nature adventures continue still, now often with 3 kids in tow. In retrospect, my own beginnings in anthropology began, standing in my rural home driveway and looking away across the farmhouse, yearning to be wherever lay beyond. This social science has enabled my own visceral passion for what’s around the corner. There is value to the other places and people we see on Instagram. …and I gotta go there. :P #anth101introductions #anth204hedges, #anth101 #keepitpublic #environment #getoutside #hiking #travel #causes #community #conservation #protect #resist (at Grand Valley State University)