Resilience
Written by: Katie Cueva, CITC Science Teacher/PE Teacher, West High School
As I danced, her laughter echoed throughout the room. An occasional guest instructor in the Community Health Aide trainings, I teach, listen, and learn from the amazing people who provide health in their Alaskan communities. In this particular class, I met a woman with a deep belly laugh that often rang out during our learning activities.
However, when she shared stories of the domestic violence she had been through, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I saw the scars on her arm where a partner had attacked her with a hatchet, and I felt my stomach turn. How could this woman have been subjected to something that I find unfathomable, yet continue to laugh? I am in awe of her capacity for kindness and the power of resilience.
This is a story about resilience as I experienced it in Anchorage, Alaska.
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