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…
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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…
Busy exploring
It’s been an exciting past couple weeks exploring! I’ve had a few days off work due to public holidays and office wellness days, which are on the first Friday of every month. I think it’s really essential and beneficial to…
More about AAT services and status of refugees in Thailand
Last Sunday, I went to a legal clinic on LTLS with the Pakistani-Ahmadiyya community. There were about 18 or so participants registered for the clinic. There was a community paralegal and interpreter present, in addition to the AAT legal advisor…
First official week of work – lots of firsts
I’ve officially had my first week of work, and I also had a friend come visit me last weekend – it’s been an eventful week! Last week, I met with a courier from AAT who helped me run errands such…