Notes From the Field 2/2

What it's like to work in anti-racism and equity

Over the last year, more and more companies have been hiring specialists to oversee the implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion...

Students show the courage, resilience needed for civic engagement

The opportunity to work alongside students through Model U.N. and to dive into the Collier community excited me, especially as many clubs...

Seven lessons from a service year to kick off 2021

Instead of resolutions this year, it may be more beneficial to make a list of lessons to live by.

Start 2021 by making room for the unexpected

Sighs of relief, heartfelt reflections and buckets of hope ushered in the first few hours of 2021. On social media, I glimpsed what many...

My 2020 path: Choosing service, being done with 'making it through'

I cannot comprehend how in one year I graduated university and received my bachelor's degree, lived in three different homes...

In a year of darkness and uncertainty, we are a people of hope

Despite the recognition and experience of deep suffering, I truly believe we are a people of hope. Looking back on different seasons of...

Intimidation, creativity and determination in a time of transition

"Down the hill" is a phrase I frequently use to distinguish my work as a volunteer in Collier High School and in the Collier Transition...

A week in the life of a Good Shepherd Volunteer

This post contains a vlog! As much as I hope my vlog captured everything about life as a Good Shepherd Volunteer, I want to clarify some...

Creativity abounds. The trees know it.

I spent one of my first weekends as a volunteer in New Jersey surrounded by markers, colored pencils and posterboard and making too many...