Hello everyone,
Pipeline is definitely not over, even though Graduation was on the 11th. We have a ton of events planned to keep our Pipeline Family together; events range from Pomona Convocation on September 4th to College Admission and FAFSA classes to visiting the San Manuel Powwow in October.
Mark your calendars and prepare to come out!
<3! Elizabeth
Schedule of Events for Pipeline Students
A short interview with Fabian about his handmade drum, goals for college and being at Pitzer in the program.
I remember waking up. I looked to my cell phone that was under my pillow and the numbers read 5:57am. I groaned and tossed out of my bed thinking I had to get up or i’ll be late for ceremony. I thought about how Mariah would have to come into the room to get me out of bed if I didn’t hurry up. The room was dark but I knew that right across the room was Elka, my room mate. I yelled in a soft tone, “Hey! We have to get up.” I heard no response and stumbled to my drawer where my clothes were. I tried opening them but they wouldn’t roll out like their supposed to. I tried again and this time I pulled out the drawer out of the dresser. It fell to the floor and I winced at the sound. I turned and looked towards Elka, but she didn’t wake up.
I gave a huff, started picking up the clothes that fell out, and chose the ones that I was going to wear today. After getting dressed I went out of the room to brush my teeth but as I walked out I bumped into something really hard. My nose hurt and started tingle, I put my hands against the wall that should not have been there. I thought that maybe I was too tired and went to far to the right, so I ran my hand to the left knowing the bathroom door should be right there next to it. I walked along the wall for a little while and finally found the bathroom. Maybe I was walking really slow, that’s why it took so long to get to the door. I brushed my teeth and walked back into the room to grab my phone. I checked it again and it was 6:47am.
Man, time went really fast and I was ready to go. Every morning I knew that if we were already to go that we would meet in the common room (our personal little living room). So I walked out of the room straight for the living room and bumped into another wall, I must’ve been really tired. Once I reached the living room I sat on the couch, closed my eyes, and waited for everyone else to get up. When I opened my eyes i was in MY living room…dressed in the very same clothes that I had put on a while ago…………….. a dream is a wish your heart makes. I can’t wait till next year for my dream to be real 🙂
Wow…your graduation ceremony was beautiful…..you are all amazing….I was truly moved by your songs, your drums and shawls, your powerful words – each of spoke from your heart. We have much to learn from all of you. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with each of you this summer and I hope you will keep us updated on this blog about your next adventures. Best wishes to those of you that are starting a new chapter in your education by attending college this fall, may your transition be exciting and without too many bumps….keep us informed! To the rest….you have an exciting time to dream of the school you will like to attend after high school.
We have uploaded some of the graduation photos to Flicker and there are still more to come so keep checking. And Edwin and I are working on getting the rest of your digital books up on ISSUU as well and I am adding a link to our ISSUU library on the sidebar of the blog.
For now…..safe journey forward to all of you!
It was sad at first to see everyone leave…. I didn’t think that it would’ve ended this fast! Now I understand what Fabian said about cherishing the moment…. The saddest thing is that we all learned at the last moment how to cherish… We all learn and knowing is something that we all have to better understand… Because without knowing there is no life for the future generations…. I mean not literally… hahaha not that evil! Well I didn’t know how to say bye… Honest this is not good bye, its more like a see you later. Which we all know that we will, if you really understand that the bond that we created will never break. We are all connected as one family, even though we are hours, miles, or even states away, we now are one. If Alysha reads this, just know that we all love you! I wanted to say bye to you not good bye but just bye. =D To be honest I was going to come to this Program, I just wanted to stay home, but something told me to go. Now i don’t regret anything at all! Jane I know that at Sherman we didn’t talk that much, but when we came here that changed. Its weird that you see people from day to day and we don’t know that they could be your best friend. We automatically start judging people, but being here made me see people for the people that they are, real. Me making the medicine pouch for Cam was something that wasn’t easy, because of my phobia of sharp objects. I was so happy when I completed it! That was something I never thought I could’ve done! ever! This experience here was amazing! Thank you all for accepting me for who I am!
Love,
Shane Allen John
P.S “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world” remember when you think that you are unlucky. Take a look at the people around and remember you are lucky to have them in our life…….
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Today is our last day together. Tomorrow, I will be leaving early in the morning in order ot catch my flight at 6:30 A.M., but it isn’t that bad because at least I will get home around lunch time. It sucks, though, because I start school on Monday, so my summer is officially over. But I spent my summer well: I got to go to St. Paul, Minnesota for a graduation and I got to spend three days at the Mall of America and Nickelodeon Universe. I also got to travel to Gambier, Ohio for a summer program called “College Horizons”, which was an exciting experience because I had a connecting flight in Chicago, Illinios…and let me tell you: the airport in Chicago was amazing and there were so many Blues Brothers-related things to buy!! And finally, I got to drive here to Claremont, California, which was nice because I got to go through the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and the beach and Pier. Can’t believe this is the last day of the program. I will definitely miss everyone and their personalities. Thank you for allowing me to be myself and be funny around everyone. I won’t forget my experience. 🙂 ❤ ❤
Today is our last blog for now. I am very thankful to have met you all(: I am also proud of myself and my peers that we accomplished these past two weeks together. I will miss each and every one of you, you guys were all unique in your own ways. I learned a lot about the health sciences and different cultural dances. I enjoyed my time here and i can’t wait to come back next year. At least most of us live in California so keep in touch so we can have a little reunion. bye you guys ❤
When i first walked into the dorm, I knew I was safe and I was going to have a strong relationship with everyone i met here in the pipeline program.The experience at the Native pipeline program was really helpful with family support, love, sharing each others cultures, and just getting to know each others personal history.This experience made us more connected with one another . I learned a lot about different educational workshops also that included medical resources, diabetes issues, dancing routines with each other, which was really awesome to expirence. The program had a lot of wonderful activities and culture traditional teachings. The most thing that really was important to me was the support from all the mentors, the students , and Gal for giving the time to help me in any way she can . I also want to thank scott for all his help for making this happen for us to be here and the others who i do not know. The knowledge i have from this program and the support from everyone in the program . I will take it with me and share the knowledge , family support, with others who are indeed for help and love . I also just want to cherish the people in this program for the kindness and love for one another and the support that they need in life to keep moving forward. Last night was really special because of the sweat I had with the students and some of the mentors. It awakend me and gave me more strength to move forward.
These two weeks have been the fastest and the best. It’s sad to say that it’s coming to an end. I feel like I have grown as a person, with both my knowledge and culture. I truly am going to miss everyone from the friends I made to the mentors who helped to take care of us and made this an enjoyable experience. And to everyone who set this program up. I will never forget the songs, ceremonies, and the sweat lodge. Everything was just beyond amazing and I hope to come back next year.
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