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Reflections on Just “Being”

Posted by Melanie on July 03, 2009
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Intercordia is about BEING with others and not DOING for others. I have been reflecting on this simple yet profoundly radical statement.

Jessica Speaks from Dominican Republic

Posted by Melanie on June 23, 2009
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JESSICA VORSTERMANS
El Arca de la República Dominicana
Santo Domingo Oeste
June 22, 2009.

¡Hola! My name is Jessica. I am an Intercordia alumni and am currently living in the L’Arche community here in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. I am also an Intercordia mentor to the two fabulous students that are placed in Consuelo, a small town that is about an hour’s bus ride from Santo Domingo. The mentor program is intended to create an additional bridge in the transfer of learnings from L’Arche to Intercordia. At the heart of Intercordia is the formation of relationships, especially relationships across difference. Difference can take on diverse faces … here I am in Santo Domingo sharing life with people of different abilities and disabilities. One of the most special things about this L’Arche community is the relationships between the coremembers (people with disabilities – those at the core of L’Arche).