Erika Birkenes
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Pilgrimage to Hope
The breeze sends a shiver down my spine and I pull my jacket closed. The arid wasteland before me goes on as far as the eye can see. The once-sloping hills have since been eroded beyond recognition, leaving jagged peaks and precariously crumbled roadways for me to scramble over. I remember how lovely these green hills used to be when I was a child, and I close my eyes to savor that memory for a moment.
By Erika Birkenes5 years ago in Fiction
Alone At Home
At the age of 18 I joined a group of young people to travel to West Africa on a humanitarian aid mission. Ten of us travelled to a small country called Togo and lived in the bush for three months. The “bush” refers to an area that is wild and untamed, and Togo fits that description perfectly. It had absolutely none of the many luxuries we take for granted in America, and it was the first time I’d ever experienced a way of life that was diametrically different from my own.
By Erika Birkenes5 years ago in Wander
Creating Holiday Cheer
Ever since I was little, I always wished we could have a white Christmas just like in the movies. The only problem with that is that we live in California. So because we didn’t have any real snow to play in, my dad taught me how to cut paper snowflakes to fill our windows with instead. I fell in love with it right away!
By Erika Birkenes5 years ago in Families
