Finding Meaning Through Mercy
As a child, a teen, and eventually as a young woman, I created many marvelous memories while wandering the halls of Mercy High School in Omaha, Nebraska. I learned so much about what it means to be a woman of…
Coming Alive, One Day at a Time
Humid and picturesque were my first impressions of the historic streets dripping with Spanish moss, antebellum architecture and Southern charm. As a city boy from the DC area, I never thought I’d find myself living in the Deep South. The…
The Power of Connection with Mercy and Baltimore
It is hard to know how an experience will change you until one day you notice that it already has. Looking back on Orientation, I remember being consistently told that I would come away from this year a different person…
Brave Enough to Show Up: Stepping Into the Unknown in Georgetown, Guyana
I came here at a turning point. I had just graduated college. I was in that in-between space before PA school, and I was looking for something that felt meaningful to do with the time in front of me. I…
B’More of Who You Are
Photo Caption: A visit to the pumpkin patch with members of the family program that Mary planned in October! Good vibes, good times. After several attempts, I parallel park on our street in Baltimore and turn off my car. It…