Byron Fellowship Reflections: Seven Weeks Out
by Brian McCaster (2014 Byron Fellow) Once upon a time, there was a man with a smile. Every day the man smiled at the world, and every day it smiled back with love and blessings abundant. Until one day, the man's smile left his face and touched his heart. And, then it...
Byron Fellowship Reflections: Unlocking Potential
by Imaan Taghavi (2014 Byron Fellow) Going into Byron, I was unclear as to what to expect. Preoccupied with so much else in my life I was having a hard time trying to understand what I had read a past fellow describe as "interconnected flourishing." I did, however,...
Byron Fellowship Reflections: A Sense of Wonder
by Walter Velazquez (2014 Byron Fellow) One month after those unforgettable days we spent at Turkey Run, where I somehow learned to see the world in a different way, life once again kicked me out of my comfort zone. I traveled to Cuba planning to spend three months...
Shared Values, Different Beers
Recent fellow Louise Gappa blogs on one of Byron's learning journeys in Ashville, NC: conversations with three brewers opened reflections on values, collaboration, benefitting the local community and the tensions inherent in sharing a niche. Read Louise's entry here!
Byron Fellowship Reflections: One Year On
by Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) Dear 2014 Byron Fellows, Last year, I was sitting in your place, listening to wonderful ideas and sharing mine. From experience, I can assure you that you are in a space of exciting possibilities – so sit tight. The idea I shared...
Places I’ve Known: From Byron to a Fulbright in India
by Eden Kinkaid (2012 Byron Fellow) I remember my time at Turkey Run fondly. I try to hold onto, to protect, the spirit it awakened in me. Byron was full of those moments that stay with you. Moments that frustrate and transcend explanation; moments that change...
Reaching Dreams: “Unfreedom” Documentary Released in Indiana
by Alexandra Toledo (2013 Byron Fellow) The power of solidarity was made real for me last Monday night. About two years ago, my partner in life, José, interrupted my studies to share an announcement: he wanted to make a documentary. And not any documentary: in the...
Harvests from Byron: Inspiration, Confidence, Connection
by Abby Boggs (2013 Byron Fellow) Byron was not just a week of inspiration. Byron allowed me to reconnect with my passions that had been masked by others' expectations. Since Byron, I have stayed in contact with fellow Byronites, experimented with Amelia's movement...
Farm City Documentary Released at Indy’s Film to Fork Celebration and Eco-Film Festival
Christina McDougall (2011 Byron Fellow and 2012-2013 Byron Mentor) appeared in the documentary Farm City: an Indy Food Story with Ken Meter, one of the most influential and experienced food systems analysts in the United States. Christina, an urban systems analyst on...
Be Part of a £25,000 Pledge to Support Low-Income Communities in Tanzania
In November 2013, Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) had the privilege of presenting at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 9th World Conference, where he engaged in an interesting debate about the brain drain of healthcare talents out of African countries into developed...