Tag: mennonite
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Thoughts on Amish/Mennonites and Education
I walked into town. It was a perfect, crisp fall day. Everywhere I looked there were either Amish people, or people staring at the Amish. A big yellow school bus roared up the street. It was full of adorable Amish children, with their bonnets and bowl cuts, peeking out the windows. Now I was staring…
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The Bizarre Hipster Mennonite Trend
Surely I’m not the only one who’s noticed the Pacific Northwest Hipster vibe creeping into Mennonite communities. Specialty coffee. Bushy beards. Donald Miller books. Artsy hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Flannel shirts. Adventuring. On and on. Am I the only one who finds it odd? Ever since I connected to the greater American Mennonite culture through social media,…
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10 Signs you might be a Mennonite girl in College
1. You walk into a party and your friend says, “Hey, want a non-alcoholic beer?” 2. You get a job driving combine for a local farmer, and spend a significant amount of time thinking about the carbon emissions all this machinery must produce. 3. You mention “Jehovah’s witnesses handing out paraphernalia,” only to be laughed…
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The Benefits of Looking Religious
I was entering the learning center when the old man stopped me. “Do I know you from the store?” he asked. I knew he meant Grocery Depot, the Mennonite-owned store in town that mostly employs other Mennonites. “I don’t work there anymore, but I used to,” I said. “I have friends that work there.” “But…
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The Pros and Cons of being a Mennonite
Gabrielle gave a post suggestion the other day: Pros and cons of being Mennonite. What do you love/hate most about it? My first thoughts were, “this is dangerous territory,” and, “I don’t think of Mennonites in pro/con love/hate terms.” But on second thought, there are some things I really appreciate about being a conservative Mennonite,…
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How to put your hair up with a pen/pencil: a tutorial
Yes, this is my first tutorial. Ever. I think. Here we go: Emily Smucker presents…. How to put your hair up with a pen or a pencil or a spoon or whatever long straight thing you happen to have on hand. Step 1: Put your hair in a ponytail (Just for the record, the girl…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 