Every new place you travel comes with a set of expectations, whether you realize it or not. I definitely came to St. Michaels with a lot of expectations I didn’t realize I had. And as my community member so eloquently…
Yá’át’ééh means “hello” in Navajo. It’s hard to explain why I took the risk of moving across the country, to this unknown place, leaving behind everything and everyone I knew in Buffalo, NY, to live and work with complete strangers,…
The most life-giving part of my experience so far is being able to experience and be welcomed and apart of the Navajo culture. I have been to so many different ceremonies, invited over to the homes of co-workers and friends…
Dear MVC SMASE volunteer, Throughout the 2017-2018 academic year, I had the privilege to care for adults living with a wide range of developmental disabilities at St. Michael’s Association for Special Education (SMASE), located in Window Rock, Arizona, on the…
My name is Kathryn Wallace and I served on the Navajo reservation in Arizona from 2010-2011. I worked as a Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT) at St. Michaels Association for Special Education school. Currently, I proudly work as a PT for…