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My Last Semester at HDS: The Best Advice I Can Give You

14 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Zach Kerzee in Graduating

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Academics, Activism, Adjusting, Classmates, Faculty, Harvard, MDiv, Peers, Student Life, Workload

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Stained glass window in the Rabinowitz Room. Photo by Chris Alburger

“Embrace mediocrity.” These were the last two words that I expected to hear at the introductory student led panel on my first day at Harvard Divinity School. To put it lightly, I was a bit scandalized. I was sitting in a beautifully ornate chapel about to begin my degree program at Harvard, of all places, and a second year student was telling me to embrace feelings of mediocrity. Continue reading →

To Fight the Monkey: International Field Education in Action

04 Monday Mar 2013

Posted by Zach Kerzee in Experiential Learning

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Monkeys in Agra. Photo by Zach Kerzee

It was about six o’clock in the evening and I didn’t have much time left before the sun set on my first and only day in Agra – home of the Taj Mahal. I decided it best to walk into town and see what I can see, so I wandered around near aimlessly for the better part of an hour. A hostel/ restaurant with a yellow sign boasting a “Taj” view caught my eye, so I walked up the narrow stairs to the third floor to ask for a menu. The place was deserted. And dusty. And it looked like no one had been inside for years, so I made for a quick retreat. Before I could get down the stairs, though, a man with a fantastic mustache and a sweaty undershirt ran up to me and asked, out of breath, “Sir, would you like to eat at the restaurant.” I reluctantly said yes and he walked me back up the stairs to the roof. He guided me up to the top of a yellow concrete water tower, and I asked for a menu. Continue reading →

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