Introduction: Anya

Hi…. My name is Anya (“Hi, Anya”) and I’m a serial, non-committal blogger.  But! I’m going to try again with the help of my best friends. Maybe there’s something to this whole thing, and even if for any of the million reasons I never get past writing the third post, my friends will still be here posting…   …which makes us a community.

Anyway, my name is Anya and I’m part of Tribe.  I know this whole thing happened during our first year at Houghton, but I can’t remember the exact circumstances.  It probably had something to do with taking Cultural Anthropology and Gordon talking about the Native American burial ground Houghton is [said to be] built upon.  Whatever the circumstances, the arrangement stuck and I ended up being best friends with some of the strangest, best people I have ever met.

Unfortunately, part of college is graduating, which as Maya reflected one time, is like “being ejected into a cold, unfamiliar, [expensive] world and never being allowed to return.”  So now we all live in different places (except Chris and Jenny because they got married) far away from each other and we’re using the internet and …blogosphere (is that a word?) to try to stay connected.

Besides finding opportunities to reunite with my friends, I spend my time being married to my wonderful husband, working at a fabric shop, entertaining our surprise kitten (seriously, I had no idea kittens need so much playtime), trying to grow window herbs, and enjoying the Hudson Valley.  I am interested in agriculture and gardening, religion, culture, human and environmental interaction, community development, and learning how to be a Christian that takes Jesus seriously.

I will probably write about some upsetting topics that are on my mind, in the news, or things I would discuss with my Tribe friends but I want to try to do that in a way that also looks at small examples that offer hope.  I’ve found that sometimes the best way to bear the frustration of the overwhelming problems in the world is to look at the little things that are present and good.



Editorial note: You will notice this was published by Chris due to Anya's lack of internet access. I promise this was written by Anya, though, and is not part of some attempt by Chris to take over Anya's life and steal her kitten. --Chris