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meeting Erin

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A quick note: I finally uploaded the poem Tyrone recited to me. He was featured on February 11th. You can hear it here and get the backstory on it here. Or just scroll down.

I met Erin as well as another column at an Under Thirty Meditation Night at the Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston.

I admit it's not easy to just sit and write cohesively about what's on your mind. What I've discovered as this column evolves is that having a conversation before and while making the portrait helps flesh out what people have on their minds. Most of the time it's not some kind of life philosophy that they're elaborating on, but something that's more relevant to that moment in time.

Erin was easy - she just started scribbling away. Even before photographing her, she very eagerly shared her thoughts in the group on discussions ranging anywhere from smiling at strangers to some thoughts on politics after the group disseminated. She's getting a master's in anthropology, and if I remember correctly is doing her thesis on perceptions Americans have on Tibet.

When she was done, I found what she wrote to be a wonderfully honest and insightful collection of thoughts that made me smile.

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about on my mind What do you think? You have thoughts and opinions that matter to you or your community at large. It may be a large-scale political issue like the Iraq war or the environment. Or it may be more personal, like getting your first job, or the birth of a new baby. This is a weekly photo column that asks people in the Boston area what’s on their mind.

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