Sometimes All You Need is a Cookie
When I left college, I was so excited about not having to be in a classroom. I could not wait to get out into “the real world” (whatever that means, anyways!) and feel like a productive member of society. All my…
To Build a Home
If there is one thing I can say I’ve learned in my 22 years of life, it is that I’ll settle into any place I go and find a way to call it home. This privilege is something I’ve taken for…
Greetings from Guyana
It has been quite the process and journey of adjustment and triumph. Moving to another country is exciting as it's a new beginning, leaving nothing but a blank slate in front of you. Being foreign becomes your new middle name…
Yá’át’ééh!
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,…
Moving Cities: Learning to Grow
I am a born and raised California girl, and I sure am thankful. It’s the land of 118 beach cities, a melting pot of diverse culture, and Disneyland. My whole family still lives there, and both sets of grandparents raised…