How to: Achieve the impossible
Also known as: winter sowing One impossible thing I did was work with a five-year-old on a project that I cared about! I have been...
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Kat Peters
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Chasing him down the beach
This is real life, after all He's a "small guy," not a baby and not a big kid. My second-born says he's a "small guy" or a "small boy." ...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 7, 2022
- 7 min
A tale of two rolls
The story and the recipes behind two enriched doughs, from South Dakota and Costa Rica My Grandma Jarratt's caramel rolls, being made by...
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Kat Peters
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
Why you're here: a letter to my sons
From Crimea and Sweden to South Dakota to Nicaragua and Costa Rica My dear sons - Today in the Spanish class that I’m teaching at Indiana...
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Kat Peters
- Aug 9, 2021
- 8 min
Una buena suegra
A tribute to my mother-in-law for Costa Rican Mother’s Day, August 15, 2021. Mothers-in-law might have a bad reputation, except for in...
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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
- Jun 6, 2021
- 5 min
Learning Cycle: Observation
Holding one of Grandpa’s hands was always a thrill, knowing that I was holding the smooth strong hand of one of the handsomest farmers in...
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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
- Mar 3, 2021
- 11 min
¿Qué pasa con las cosas (y el ser) que dejamos atrás?
En mi caso, mis padres guardaron mi pasado en su sótano. Los refugiados no pueden darse ese lujo. English version here. Belky Hernández...
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Kat Peters
- Mar 2, 2021
- 11 min
What happens to the things (and selves) we leave behind?
In my case, my parents guarded my past in their basement. Refugees don't have that luxury. Versión en español aquÃ. Belky Hernandez...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 9, 2021
- 11 min
Listening with love, Part 2: Listening to our kids about racism
Two local high school students gave me great parenting advice in a context where white-supremacy is real: listen to my kids, and talk...
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Kat Peters
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
Let's look for birds! / ¡Busquemos pájaros!
It's time for the Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb 12-15, 2021). I'll be spending at least 15 minutes during that time looking for birds...
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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
- Jan 11, 2021
- 6 min
Holding the future (or, what does the future hold?)
Our future is upon us, and it might not look exactly like we had hoped when we rang in the New Year less than two weeks ago. Holding my...
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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 29, 2020
- 6 min
Guest post: Covid-winter self care
While the future is uncertain, we can plan ahead to have a few tools in place to take care of ourselves, and remind ourselves to reach...
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Kat Peters
- Oct 16, 2020
- 8 min
Nosotros/ellos + yo/nosotros = ambos
En un mundo complicado, podemos trabajar para sanar las divisiones, aprender de los demás y encontrar el equilibrio. La vista desde mi...
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About Me
I'm an educator interested in the intersection of action and reflection, justice and sustainability, culture and language, and I love connecting with self, place, and community.
Combining the old and new of the Americas in order to connect with nature, with others, and with ourselves, for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
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