Published originally in the Spring 2009 issue of Berea College Magazine
by Megan Smith, ’11
Holding a torch to unmask the early morning fog, Treshani Perera, ’10, hiked up a hill where 16 boys awaited her. In Sri Lanka it is not normal for girls to be surrounded by so many boys. “Don’t give them your address!” her parents had warned. “These boys were once terrorists.” They were Tamils. She was a Sinhalese girl. Could she break through the prejudices from a long standing ethnic war? Treshani did not even speak their language. Continue reading Student Interns: Their Lights Shine Brightly →
As a child, Megan Naseman, ’07, was a voracious tree climber, searching out high branches around her house. Her passion for trees was so strong that her parents imposed a height rule. She could only climb trees that she could both get up and down. But when her mother spied Megan stacking chairs on a wagon to reach a high limb, they realized her passion to explore nature was instinctive. As an adult, Megan has focused this passion on fighting environmental injustices. 
