Reimagining My Future
I am a planner. I like to know not only my next direct step, but also the next 10 steps I need to take to reach my goal. And ever since I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted…
A Calling to be Present
Dear Future Volunteers, I hope you find meaning in these words and they are able to speak to your heart, as this experience has spoken to mine. When I was discerning what to do after I graduated college, there was…
A Year of Enlightenment
To say my last few months serving with Mercy Volunteer Corp (MVC) have been enlightening would be an understatement. This year I chose to spend a year serving in Northern Arizona on the Navajo Reservation through MVC. I serve at…
Unconditional Love: You Have Enough, You are Enough
Having the opportunity to work as a teacher at Bosco Academy has taught me an incredible amount about what it means to be an educator. Teaching here has been completely different than teaching in communities experiencing economic poverty back in…
The South Bronx: Culture & Community
I make my way into the blinding sunlight in the South Bronx after a 50-minute commute through the dark subway tunnels of New York City. The unshaven, hard-working Puerto Rican man stands on the corner beginning his business for the…