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      "Love of learning is the guide of life"
      Kat Peters
      • May 14
      • 8 min

      "Love of learning is the guide of life"

      My address to the Eta of Indiana Chapter at Valparaiso University of the Phi Betta Kappa Society on May 13, 2022. A painting I made as an...
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      New Backwater is turning 1!
      Kat Peters
      • Aug 3, 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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      Learning Cycle: Systematization and Action
      Kat Peters
      • Jul 26, 2021
      • 5 min

      Learning Cycle: Systematization and Action

      This is where things start to change. My husband, Anthony, employing some of the homebrewing methods he has learned through experience...
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      Learning Cycle: Interviews
      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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      Learning Cycle: Observation
      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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      Learning Cycle: Reading Things
      Kat Peters
      • Jun 1, 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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      Learning Cycle: Asking questions
      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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      I'm an intercultural educator, Spanish professor, and former Assistant Director of study abroad in Costa Rica.

       

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      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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