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changes of
CHASING THE
LIGHT
with Ash Hartwell
T he military command- er and armed soldiers demanded that I come with them. They did not speak while marching me to the air- strip in Gore, Ethiopia. As a 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, my heart pounded with every step. Would my teaching assignment end even
that the seeming threat of a towering wave could be an opportunity. And honoring Hawai‘i’s culture helped me engage with the Ethiopian culture. The pounding of my heart now echoed the pound- ing of waves, and I sensed an opportunity in my cell. I was not badly treated. I began to laugh with the guards, and speaking daily with the com-
The ocean’s lessons still influence my learning, teach- ing and research. Belief in the oneness of humankind tem- pers perceptions of threat from different cultures, and rather than causing retreat, waves of fear spur me to reach out and grow beyond any prison cell of wariness.
passed with none in sight. Now approaching the air- strip, I saw a 5-foot square wooden crate. The books! My elation was short-lived, for the commander, mistrust- ing my claim about the crate’s contents, arrested and placed me in a holding cell while he sought guidance from head- quarters. Unbeknownst to me, armaments were being smug- gled to southern Sudan across
Shore, I had long ago learned
direction
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Pounding Wave, Pounding Heart
Delicacies brand
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mander improved my under- standing of Amharic. When a cable finally confirmed my identity and the crate’s legit- imacy, our second walk to the airfield became celebra- tory — joined by the school’s head, teachers, even students. A smiling commander hand- ed me a crowbar to open the crate, and everyone cheered the new school library!
Because of few texts or oth- the insurgency against north
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er books, I had proposed es- Sudan, and the crate was just
a meter
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Peace Corps agreed to airship small arms and grenades.
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Ash Hartwell has promoted education in several countries. As a member of the Baha’i Faith, he believes in the innate human love and capacity for learning and playing.
Chasing The Light is pro- duced by Lynne Johnson and Robin Stephens Rohr.
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