Simply Living does not come easily. However, For us it seems to come naturally. Searching for our Spirituality and discovering this tenet, Learning our own w...

Each Good Shepherd Volunteer is asked to write a "Member Story" to reflect on their year of service.  At the conclusion of her 2 years of service with Good S...

Last spring, I felt myself yearning for a few things: writing, reading, yoga, prayer, music, nature — essentially, space and time for practices I knew rejuve...

Dear Future GSVs, A.A. Milne once said, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” I realized within the past few months that Good...

Self-care.  It is a buzz word that you hear very often, but it is so much easier said than done.  During my first few years of teaching, it felt nearly impos...

I never imagined myself as an international volunteer. Even to this day, as I write to you from Nongkhai, Thailand, the label seems just as foreign as I am. ...

Beyoncé was right; girls really do run the world! Not all of society really thinks this way, but at least the United Nations recognizes it. I had the distinc...

Today, in this day and age we are consumed by media, publicity and all things mass media involved, that we forget about the little things that makes us human...

Being a Youth Development Counselor (YDC) at Marian Hall is filled with both joyful and challenging moments. The most difficult part of my job is disciplinin...

I am a worrier who hates to fly, so pretty much the only thing that would motivate me to travel halfway around the world, is seeing one of my daughters (I ha...

I find it a challenge to define my experience with Good Shepherd Volunteers in Thailand. As I have proceeded through life, I have found myself creating stori...

Before Good Shepherd Volunteers I worked a 40 hour job, drove a car most places, sometimes shopped and binge watched shows for fun, and ordered take-out...a ...

It’s so great to be back at the Good Shepherd Shelter after the 3-week long holiday vacation. Although it’s been a cold and rainy start to 2017 here in Los A...

Earlier this month our New York Area Volunteers had the opportunity to attend two different events highlighting the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

The goal for Good Shepherd Volunteers is to serve others who might not have had a fortunate start to their life. We try to tackle the social issues of the wo...

In GSV, the tenet of community is practiced and strengthened consistently. We talk about how we can support our community members and help each other through...

A friend of mine once told me that life in New York City is never black or white but a shade of gray. At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. Coming int...

This year will be my first year celebrating Christmas without my family, as well as my first Christmas outside of the United States. So far, the weeks before...

Autumn is a fire I never want to burn out. Autumn is a fire, calmly and quietly searing; starting from the tips of the tree branches, and ending upon the gra...

As I peer out the window of the subway on my way to work and gaze upon the New York City skyline, I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I reopen my eyes on...