SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

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I recently traveled to Kenya with a group of 14 American college students from top universities in our state. While we all come from middle- class families, some had been on missions before, but all were taken aback by what we met in Kenya. During my stay, my team worked with a community called Ngaamba.  Read More »

It was a cold night in November. There I lie, huddled up in my car hoping that I wouldn't run out of gas before morning. I would turn my car off anytime I woke up for thirty minutes or so, or at least until I started to shiver. I couldn't wait until summer, when I could sleep under the stars knowing that at least I wouldn't freeze to death.  Read More »

It’s relatively easy to break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend. A simple “It’s not you, it’s me” talk, phone call, or even a text or email can do the trick. The excuses can vary, but the reasons are all the same- one person just doesn’t want to spend the rest of their life with the other. Breaking up with a friend, however, is another story.  Read More »

Knowledge is not a rare commodity. By simply searching through this website, one could gain a plethora of knowledge. With this fact aside, I found it simply amazing when a friend of mine had no clue a cyclone had ravaged through Myanmar, killing thousands of lives, and leaving utter chaos in its wake. My friend was completely ignorant.  Read More »

I do not feel bad. I really don't. Drugs are a choice and dealing is a choice. Apparently San Diego State University makes the wrong choices. Today, 96 people were arrested at my school. The SDSU police and the DEA have been investigating for five months. The beginnings of this investigation started in May of 2007 when a girl from the sorority, Alpha Phi died from a drug over-dose.  Read More »

Last night as I was writing my very first blog on this website, my mom appeared. She had been at our old house, finishing up the cleaning, and she got home at about 10:30 PM. When she came in she told me that she was worried- she has driven past a small park about a block down the road and seen a small girl sitting there in the dark alone, head down.  Read More »

On Friday I had my interview for acceptance to the Masters of Social Work program. I was completely caught off guard by a couple of the questions I was asked during this interview and to be honest, I was not quite sure how I was supposed to respond.

The first question was, "How would you respond to a client who was of a different culture."  Read More »