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Sarah
Strickland: Amistad’s
first Peace and Love Corp Teacher
Sarah Strickland, 25, a recent graduate of Andrews University with
a Bachelor’s of Music degree in piano performance, is Amistad’s
first volunteer teacher among the Huichol Indians.
Sarah has been teaching violin and piano since she was 15. She and
her brother were home-schooled by their parents at the family farm
in Union Springs, NY, where they often had to conserve their well
water. Sarah’s tiny Sierra house has no electricity, and sometimes
no water, so she was ready for the challenge.
Moving to San Miguel, Sarah first installed a mosquito net to keep
scorpions and other insects out of her bed, a minor inconvenience
compared to the enormous happiness she is experiencing teaching English
and music.
Sarah raised nearly $3,300 from her family and friends to fund her
expenses during this school year, for her self-designed "Huichol
English Project." |
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