I recently planned my first fund raising event to raise money for VE Global’s annual campaign that is taking place right now. It was a lot of work but it was also a lot of fun and turned out to be a big success. Since it was my first fundraiser, I didn’t have high expectations but it [...][...]
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December 14th, 2010 - 5:22 pm § in Tips & Resources
Book Review: The Road Less Traveled
Travelers are always seeking a road less traveled. Sometimes you travel to embrace new challenges. Other times you travel to escape current ones. Either way, the act of journeying to another place lends itself to finding truth. It takes you away from your day-to-day routine, and forces you to ask [...]
December 6th, 2010 - 11:38 am § in Around Town, Chile
Weekday Veg
My Chilean roommate is a raw vegan chef. RAW vegan. It sounds so restricting right? The obvious first question is, “How do you ever feel full?” His response to that was, it’s not about how much you eat, it’s about how much you absorb. Then he proceeded to prepare some of the [...]
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:34 am § in Around Town, Chile
A Perfect Circle
Traveling apart from a significant other is always difficult. I’m sure many of you have experienced the challenges of this at some point or another. I had a boyfriend when I arrived in Chile back in June; a boyfriend whom I adored and who adored me. But we decided to take some time apart to [.[...]
November 16th, 2010 - 11:22 am § in Chile
Life is Good
I returned to Chile after a marvelous month at home with my dear family and friends. I had nothing but a one-way ticket in hand, some luggage, no place to live and no job. But I’m blessed with a wonderfully kind friend, Maria Jesu, whom I stayed with when I first arrived while I searched for [[...]
Misión Cumplida Chile (Mission Accomplished Chile!)
Try and think about the things you look forward to after a long day’s work. Maybe on this particular day you were hoping to leave a few minutes early to make it to the end of your son’s baseball game. Maybe you had to pick up your daughter from daycare or finish paying the bills [...][...]
Life and Death
9:34 a.m. I’m sitting in a cafe in downtown Minneapolis, eating breakfast with my dear friends Rachael and Jarvi hours before I board my flight back to Santiago. I get a call from my mom and I silence it, trying to give my undivided attention. 9:38 a.m. I receive a second call from my mom an[...]
September 14th, 2010 - 8:41 am § in Around Town, Chile, In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
“Follow Your Bliss”
It’s an odd sensation going through the same orientation I went through three months ago as a new volunteer, only this time as an “antigua” rather than a “newbie,” as VE Global likes to refer to their respective volunteers. Being on the side of preparation and serving r[...]
Recognizing Difference
I have been disappointed with the education provided by Anakena when I am wearing my red, white and blue lenses. However, the school is quite impressive when you consider that “discapacidades en Santiago, Chile” brings up less than ten relevant results in Google, which is nothing for a city of f[...]
