Wade Kwon » Life http://wadekwon.com Letters from my life | wadekwon.com Sun, 20 May 2012 22:36:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 StoryCorps: Meningitis almost killed me at 18 — instead, it gave my life purpose http://wadekwon.com/2012/05/10/storycorps-meningitis-almost-killed-me-at-18-instead-it-gave-my-life-purpose/ http://wadekwon.com/2012/05/10/storycorps-meningitis-almost-killed-me-at-18-instead-it-gave-my-life-purpose/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:15 +0000 Wade Kwon http://wadekwon.com/?p=2677 Sometimes, the story of the worst thing in your life is meant to be shared. In my case, with the Library of Congress and the local college library.

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]]> http://wadekwon.com/2011/10/16/review-anger-wisdom-for-cooling-the-flames/feed/ 4 After the Alabama tornadoes http://wadekwon.com/2011/05/08/after-the-alabama-tornadoes/ http://wadekwon.com/2011/05/08/after-the-alabama-tornadoes/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 23:07:16 +0000 Wade Kwon http://wadekwon.com/?p=1707 I have seen the misery as it accumulates over months and years, as help slowly makes its way to those who desperately need it.

I never thought I'd see it in my hometown.

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]]> http://wadekwon.com/2011/03/27/outposts/feed/ 4 May days, the third and fourth weeks http://wadekwon.com/2010/05/30/may-days-the-third-and-fourth-weeks/ http://wadekwon.com/2010/05/30/may-days-the-third-and-fourth-weeks/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 02:06:30 +0000 Wade Kwon http://wadekwon.com/?p=1515 An update on May days, my monthlong series of projects ... Weeks 3 and 4.

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