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Day 10: June 24, 2009

Fasting

“We run with only the clothes on our body, nothing else.”  I’m trying to go through the day thinking of that first day story I have heard over and over again, the escape from Darfur.  Today, I am fasting water-only.  The people fleeing their village do not have time to grab provisions for the long […]

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Seeking Empathy - A One Month Refugee Diet

Eric’s Journal – Day 20

Today marks the 2/3 point of the month, and 1 week until Thanksgiving in the US. Yesterday I saw, the first of I’m sure many to come, “news” segments on how to avoid gaining weight this Holiday season. Our biggest problem for a few weeks out of the year is having too much food. For […]