The Sky is the Limit
Hola again! It has now been two weeks since I’ve arrived in Antigua and what an adventure it has been! As soon as I stepped off of the plane in Guatemala City, it was a mad rush to retrieve my…
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First Update of the Month!
Hello blog! I am so happy to share that I safely arrived in Cairo, Egypt on the 11th at 1 am. Although it hasn’t been that many days on paper, it feels like a lifetime has passed since I was…
Pink era 2.0
I had a bit of a hair crisis over the weekend! I’ve been wanting to dye my hair pink again and a coworker recommended a salon here. However, my hair turned out more reddish brown, and I was hoping for…
T-6 Days!
Welcome to my humble blog! I hope you enjoy my scattered thoughts as I venture into and process this new chapter ahead of me. A quick recap of my life lately: my summer has been eventful and the perfect send…
A Day I Will Never Forget
Hola family, friends, and fellow trotamundos! Today is the day I embark on this crazy, beautiful, 7-month adventure! As I write this, I am sitting in the JFK airport waiting for my connecting flight to Guatemala City. Before I head…
Excited about the Journey Ahead
Hello Blog! This is my pre-departure post and I cannot be more excited for Egypt! I am currently about 2 weeks away from departure and i’m feeling a lot of things such as excitement, curiosity, and definitely some uncertainty of…
Sena Nikhom neighborhood cat lady (aka me)
I’ve had a pretty calm last couple of weeks, which has been nice and much needed. I was feeling a bit burnt out from being so busy and not having much time to myself. Even though I love my social…
My week in Korea
My old coworker friend from NYC had a trip planned to Seoul, Korea and was kind enough to let me join her for a week! She lived in Korea before and speaks Korean, so she was really helpful in making…
Temples and rainy days
AAT/work updates: AAT staff members went to a training provided by Bangkok Refugee Center (BRC) about initial psychosocial support to asylum seekers and refugees. The day was broken down into several sessions, including: initial psychological symptoms, warning signs and screening…
Work updates and beach day!
One of the hard parts about working with a nonprofit or NGO: It can be difficult because AAT only has so much capacity, therefore must explicitly define the scope of services provided. For example, when it comes to LTLS, AAT…