"IN WRITING, I COULD EXPLORE AN OBSERVATION FROM A HECTIC DAY AND UNPACK IT, PUSHING MYSELF TO DIG DEEPER AND DISCOVER CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MOMENT. IN THE HONESTY AND VULNERABILITY INSPIRED BY DEEP REFLECTION, I BELIEVE THAT PRAXIS BECAME AN ESSENTIAL HABIT IN MAINTAINING EMPATHY AS ONE OF THE CORE VALUES OF NISWARTH."

Ryan Miller, PA '14, Niswarth '13

And Time Races On

It was one of those chilly nights just after the middle of winter term when I couldn’t even think about homework until I absolutely had to. I had the evening free and all I wanted was a meal with friends. Since they seemed to share my feeling, a few text messages later we were sitting at a table together talking and laughing and doing our best to take a breath and relax. One girl came late, just as the rest of us were finishing up, and I decided to keep her company while she ate. I could wait thirty more minutes to start my homework.