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The Bursting Mouth: How to Share Your Passion

Posted by Elisa | May 20, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Community |

I’m the odd one. I am the one who has to keep the tape on her mouth. Inside I want to burst. I can’t hold it in. At least, that is how I feel. I was with a group of people today where we were talking about how life...

Things I Learned Going Without Shoes for One Day

Posted by Elisa | Apr 10, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Global Health, Good Charities, Poverty, Ways to Make a Difference |

In case you have never heard of it, there is a yearly awareness event dubbed One Day Without...

What Does “Human Trafficking” Even Mean?

Posted by Elisa | Mar 15, 2011 | Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, United States |

For years I’ve heard the term human trafficking thrown around but I didn’t really understand why we use that phrase. I just thought it was cool that it used the letter “k” in it because I am the type of...

Action: Drinking Only Water Pt.2 & the Cost of Drinks

Posted by Elisa | Mar 12, 2011 | Clean Water, Fair Trade Products, Ways to Make a Difference |

So guess what? I did not drink coffee, soda, juice, wine, etc… for two whole weeks! I had a...

Action: Only Drinking Water (No Coffee!)

Posted by Elisa | Feb 21, 2011 | Clean Water, Poverty, Ways to Make a Difference |

But there are people out there, people like me, who HAVE to have their coffee or ____ (insert drink of choice here) every morning. For some people it is sweet tea, for others it is jasmine green herbal goodness tea. Orange Juice, V8 Juice, or, yes, I am serious- morning shot of Mountain Dew. I know, right!? Mountain Dew?! That is disgusting! Yet a vice is a vice, no matter what it may be . . . It comes down to challenging yourself to give up everything but water, to give up something you love, even something you think you need.