Transitions
2020 hasn’t turned out exactly how I thought it would, which I feel like can be generalized to most of the world at this point. Had Future Haley appeared to … Continue reading
7 and 2 Blogs: Seven Experiences via The First 72+/Two Pieces of Wisdom
Finally submitting my first blog surrounding my time here at The First 72+ that began four months ago! I knooooow, long time. I get it! Allow me to introduce you … Continue reading
The show must go on…
These past months have been interesting so far. I feel more comfortable working at DepaulUSA. That anxiety that you have when you start working at a new place has went … Continue reading
Your Fast Fashion Should Not Be Your Local Nonprofit’s Problem
*Disclaimer: There have been activists for years speaking out against fast fashion, in addition to other environmentalists that have been doing other amazing, much-needed work related to the issues touched … Continue reading
opening a dialogue
Part of my responsibilities at as program coordinator at Brinton is to manage interns. We have full team weekly meeting where we go over professional development topics. I have decided … Continue reading
Health and economic outcomes – are the connected? (yes, they are.)
As someone who wants to go into medicine and work on dismantling health disparities in our community, I jump at the opportunity to help anyone at Covenant House with health-related … Continue reading
Homegoing: Make This Your 2021 Reading Pick
There’s nothing like finding a book that you can’t put down, speaks to your soul, and makes you see the world anew. This sums up how I feel about Yaa … Continue reading
burn out
I am reaching the halfway mark of my placement at the Brinton Family Health and Healing center and I am starting to feel it. I feel burned out and tired. … Continue reading
On Monotony
When I was younger, I dreaded the idea of working a 9 to 5 in an office with dull walls and even duller tasks. I feared losing my youth, my … Continue reading
Suddenly I’m a Photographer
I was recently tasked with taking product photos for the Arc GNO bead website and boy did I show out. That’s right y’all. Hire me and my iPhone X for … Continue reading
Can We Stop Talking about COVID Now?
… No, no we may not stop talking about COVID-19. Or so it seems to me, as a COVID glow covers everything that I do as a Volunteer Coordinator. As … Continue reading
