{"id":4617,"date":"2015-08-17T08:41:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T12:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2015-08-17T08:48:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T12:48:48","slug":"postcards-to-the-core-from-israel-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/2015\/08\/17\/postcards-to-the-core-from-israel-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcards to the Core: From Israel, August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our latest postcard comes from Core alumna Jenn Kalik (nee Greene),who graduated with her degree in archaeology, and a minor in Judaic Studies, in 2012. She writes:<\/p>\n

“… medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love — these are what we stay alive for.”
\n– Dead Poets’ Society<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To the Core Staff:<\/p>\n

Thinking of EWE from Israel! [This pun is a reference to the sheep on the front of this holographic postcard. -Eds.]<\/p>\n

As I do my research for my master’s dissertation, I realize how many life skills, reasoning skills, (and the ability to understand the big picture with compassion) I gained from my years with Core. Thank you — and I hope your next crop of Core students continue to learn not just what life is, but what makes it worth living.<\/p>\n

I am now a permanent resident of Jerusalem! Keep in touch and send students (and staff) my way!<\/p>\n

Much love and gratitude,<\/p>\n

Jenn Greene<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations on the master’s program, Jenn! And thanks so much for saying hello.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Core loves postcards; we like to think of them as very brief books, and you know we love<\/em><\/strong>books. Whether you’re at home or abroad now, we’d love to hear from you. Send your postcards and correspondence to Core Curriculum, Boston University, Boston MA 02215.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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