Settling In To Navajo Nation
It’s odd to think that in a timespan of just more than three months, I’ve been able to settle into a place almost 2,000 miles away from home and feel as if the town is where my home has really always been.…
A Guyanese Christmas
It's that time of year again- time for giving gifts, giving thanks, and giving back. My year is looking a bit different from my usual Italian-American Christmas in New York. Instead, for the second time, I'm celebrating my Christmas in…
Listening Unconditionally
I went into this year thinking it would be a sort of cultural exchange. Coming from a secular Jewish family, there was little about Catholic communities that felt familiar to me. There are commonalities definitely, but there are also differences.…
San Francisco Adventures
Hola from San Francisco! Here are some pictures of my fun adventures with my community members: Mari and I on our first day of school at Saint Peter's Catholic School. Mari, Cisco, Nicole, and I at the AT&T Park for…
Mercy Has No Social Rules
“Once you look people in the eye, it’s harder to forget that they’re human, that they’re struggling, that God loves the man who just stepped on your foot and didn’t apologize or the woman who shoved her way onto an…