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Penny Story Magic

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Storyteller: Melany | Cueva

This digital story shares my journey of who I am as a cancer educator.

Topics: Health
Language: English

Experience Beginning EARTH University

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Storyteller: Johanny Perez

This story shows a brief impression I felt in a moment of starting development of my life. I was leaving my home to travel to Costa Rica, where another family was waiting for me. Me and a lot of great people had worked hard to make this possible. Finally I arrived and things were not so happy at the beginning because of cultural shock but by the time is life experience.

Topics: Education | Youth
Organization: EARTH University
Language: English

Reflections on Chemotherapy

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Storyteller: Laura Revels

Chemotherapy was one of the toughest things I have ever done in my life, and not one I would wish upon anyone else.  When I was diagnosed with cancer, I knew cancer treatments was not a walk in the park, but I wanted to know what that walk was like, I wanted to know what it really felt like...

Topics: Health
Language: English

Life is a Cabaret

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Storyteller: Eric Holm

Eric describes how photographing a cabaret turned into joining a cabaret family.

To Willie

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Storyteller: Katie Valenzuela

This is the story of a "dynamic duo" from Tucson.

terra

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Storyteller: Xochitl N. Coronado

Xochitl describes her experience volunteering in Nicaragua.

Prisoner Reentry Advocate

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Storyteller: Joy Wilcox

This is a story about a girl scout and a prisioner reentry advocate.

I gotta feelin' everything's gonna be alright

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Storyteller: Willie Blake

This is a story of how Willie Blake grew up on a small farm with family responsibilities and made a good life for himself and his community.

Delivered

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Storyteller: Jennifer Nichols

This is the story of how the birth of the first child helps a pregnant woman find her voice to have the birth she envisions for her second baby.

Topics: Health | Identity | Family
Language: English

Remembering Sgt. Matt Maupin

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Storyteller: Gretchen Vinnedge

Primarily an audio story with brief images toward the end.  Piece was created to honor a fallen soldier, Matt Maupin on the morning they announced his body had been found in Iraq.

Organization: GRCMC | GVSU
Language: English
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