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The Burning House Challenge

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By: Brendon Adam, Lyz Boyd, Kitty Cheung, Victoria Lopatka, Gabrielle McLaren, Courtney Miller, Harleen Sahota, and Pamela Subia; compiled by Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor

If you were out for a gander on tumblr a while ago, you might have run into the Burning House Challenge. According to the website’s description of the project: “If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities.”

A while back, I sent an email out to my contributor list, asking them what they would save. Here are their answers.

Victoria would save this stuff if her house was on fire
Brendon would make sure to save…
What Lyz would save from a fire
Pamela’s picks
Courtney’s saves
Stuff Harleen would rescue
Gabrielle would grab…
Things Kitty wouldn’t leave behind

 

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