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Kat Peters
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Food deserts: Korry Shepard of the Gary Historical Collective
In what I hope can be a regular conversation, I got to speak for a second time with Korry Shepard about his ideas for how to address food...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
On history: with Gary historian Korry Shepard
I had the great good fortune to converse with this historian from Gary, Indiana, in February. 2022. Korry Shepard dropping knowledge at...
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Kat Peters
- Jan 23, 2022
- 8 min
Costa Rica is not a f---ing paradise
An unpopular opinion Costa Rica's National Monument in the National Park in San José, commemorates Central America's ousting of foreign...
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Kat Peters
- Dec 6, 2021
- 8 min
More than money
When we give money, we are saying that the world of money is what we value. A few valuable things that aren't money: notes from your...
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Kat Peters
- Sep 9, 2021
- 8 min
The cutting edge in coffee
A better future is within reach, and one local coffee roaster is leading the way through the direct purchase of high quality specialty...
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Kat Peters
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
New Backwater is turning 1!
My first post on New Backwater was on August 8, 2020. On this last week of the first year, I look back, and look ahead. Soooo many...
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Kat Peters
- Jul 12, 2021
- 7 min
Si Dios quiere / God willing
I have learned to accept some uncertainty, but can it all be chalked up to God’s will? Our family vacationed “out West” for a couple of...
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Kat Peters
- Jul 5, 2021
- 5 min
Learning Cycle: Interviews
I love interviews. Group interviews are just as good as individual interviews. I love taking notes in a group setting as people share...
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Kat Peters
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Learning Cycle: Reading Things
Need a road map? Pick up some reading on your intended topic in order to help you find your way. Finding his way with an actual map....
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Kat Peters
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
Learning Cycle: Asking questions
"Pilgrim, there is no road… the road is made by walking." Antonio Machado This week I’m getting back to my series on “Learning Cycle...
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Kat Peters
- Apr 12, 2021
- 6 min
I gave up Amazon for Lent and survived
While I have had moments in my life where I would have avoided Amazon in the first place, this moment is not one of them. But I'm...
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Kat Peters
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
Of machetes and solidarity
Beyond my sleep-stealing babies, I have been thinking about fatigue and solidarity related to other events, both long-term and current. I...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 18, 2021
- 8 min
Escuchar con amor, Parte 3: "Esta Vez Me Tocó a Mi"
La canción me hizo pensar en las compensaciones, en lo que renunciamos cuando tenemos estos mecanismos de supervivencia y monólogos...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 18, 2021
- 8 min
Listening with Love Part 3: “This time it was my turn”
The song made me think about the trade-offs, what we give up when we have these survival mechanisms and internal monologues, rather than...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 1, 2021
- 8 min
Escuchando con amor este febrero
En este mes del amor y la amistad, necesitamos escuchar a los demás. Pero también, por un tiempo, estoy tratando de implementar lo que...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 1, 2021
- 10 min
Listening with love this February
In this month of love, we need to listen to others. But now for a time I’m also trying to practice what my friend Julio does – turn off...
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Kat Peters
- Jan 25, 2021
- 4 min
New perk for subscribers to New Backwater: Asi Comemos en Casa recipes
Announcing an exciting new partnership with Pri Montano, my friend and amazing home chef / Anunciando una nueva asociación emocionante...
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Kat Peters
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
We keep going (but we stop to rest, too) / Seguimos, y también descansamos
Sandhill cranes travel hundreds of miles, but they stop (by the tens of thousands) to socialize, eat, and rest. You and I can go far,...
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Kat Peters
- Nov 23, 2020
- 9 min
Tener el 50% de la razón
Soy perfeccionista, así que la idea de tener solamente un 50% de la razón me es difícil, pero también puedo pensar en momentos que tuvo...
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