David Berger

Category: Thoughts and Reflections

  • Living life without a reflection

    I was riding in a bus today, seated just there in the corner seat. The smell of field, sweat, fertilizer, growth and rural life thick on me. I fit in, yet stood apart, an unusual mixture of smells, musk and scent. I took a deep breath…there was lime, mango, chickens and goats, dark rich earth,…

  • Experiencing loss

    Death. That cold patient friend who waits with us for our entire lives, and when our time has come welcomes us without so much as a grumble about the weather. That’s a funny way to think of it isn’t it? I guess it’s part of growing up, processing and learning. I’ve been overseas for two…

  • Pottage

    Gooooooood morning folks! This blog’s a little down and dirty, a bit personal, the topics awkward but funny, and well… You’ll see. You’ll forgive me infusing a bit of humor to save you from the butt of it. So it’s that time in the week when I lay in bed and write y’all another update.…

  • Empowerment – learning to love yourself

    Mwapoleni mukwai bonse! Mwacibuka shani? Ishina lyandi nine David Kapya, ndi kaipeela mu peace corps. Ndi kafundisha Pafya ubumi uusuma, imilile iisuma, na ukucingilila abalwele. Ndafwilisha abantu mu Mishi pa ubuyantanshi. Whew that’s a mouth full isn’t it? That’s my basic one breath introduction speech. It’s how I start every meeting. We’re always in an…

  • Communication

    What is communication? What does it mean? Is communication talking? Acting? Exploring? Is communication a way to categorize, standardize and understand our world? Or is it a process of expression, one that can be measured, understood and predicted. Is communication so uniform that it provides commonality between all peoples, races and places? Perhaps communication is…

  • Friday Morning Memories

    Hey guys, I figured I’d take one of the quieter nights as I wait for the beach to empty from the night’s festivities of BBQ and beach fires/fireworks to sit down and tell a little story about last Thursday. Hope you enjoy. It was Thursday night. I lay hot, tired, but unable to sleep. We’d…

  • Reflections on Dating and Relationships

    Just some frustrated thoughts on dating and relationships: Dating has been a frustrating experience that I have struggled with for years. Pressured by society, friends, and my social network to settle down, look for a long-term relationship, and, most importantly know what I want. The truth? I am still learning what I want, and more…

  • Prom Invitation from 2005.

    Digging through old documents I found this Prom invitation I wrote: Immortal grace, Rays of golden sun frame a face, made of pure life and passion. Eyes fierce like the moon reflected in a foaming sea. Beauty in flawless form. A dancers grace, a woman’s enchantment, A voice as striking as doves taking flight at…

  • Public persona and Image

    I recently had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine. Our conversation wandered over the typical topics, religion, confidence, image… but most importantly, we had an interesting back and forth on social perception, the development of persona, and the maintenance of a public image. I wanted to share some of my thoughts in retrospect.…