It isn’t every day that you run into someone remarkable. It isn’t every day that you find someone willing to take the time out of their busy schedule to listen to your problems. And it definitely isn’t every day that you meet someone who takes on more than they can chew and exceed in every aspect in which a task entails. However, for the students who reside on the third floor of Chapultepec Hall, they know and live with a person who exemplifies all of these characteristics.
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The English language is a beautiful thing, and when put in the right hands, it can have a powerful effect on the soul and mind. Professor for the creative writing graduate program at San Diego State, Ilya Kaminsky, understands the significance of that beauty and power as an award-winning poet. His book, “Dancing in Odessa,” has won numerous awards and was named Best Poetry Book of the Year in 2004 by ForeWord Magazine.
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Students in the Yacoya Learning Community, a program supported by the Office of Educational Opportunity Programs and Ethnic Affairs at San Diego State know more than diversity –– they know adversity.
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On a warm Friday night, a curious woman hears sweet voices and slowly navigates her way to an auditorium filled with young South African students. The song is a familiar one. “Swing low, sweet chariot...comin’ for to carry me home.”
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