Welcome

“You can sit with us.
You can live beside us.
You can play your music.
You can listen to mine.
We can dance together.
We can share our food.
We can keep an eye on each other's kids.
We can teach each other new languages.
We can respect traditions.
We can build new ones.
You can ask for a cup of sugar.
You can ask for directions.
You can tell me when things are hard.
You can tell me when beautiful things happen.
We can listen to stories.
We can disagree.
We can agree.
We can come to understandings.
You can wear what you want.
You can pray as you feel compelled to.
You can love who you want.
You can sit with us.”
― Elizabeth Tambascio

The older I get, the less interested I become in certainty and the more interested I become in connection.

This feels like a vision of the kind of community I hope to help cultivate through this work: one built on curiosity, respect, creativity, and the willingness to sit together despite our differences.