ON CAMPUS Becoming accessible has been a huge goal of ours for the past year and half. We wanted to be able to make our class easily available to our students so they don’t haveContinue reading
Tag: life coaching
Just Showing Up
This summer we had the opportunity to run our life coaching program in the public schools for 47 refugee and immigrant students. Our typical program includes monthly extra-curricular activities (Bowling, Ice Skating, Pee Wee GolfContinue reading
An Interesting Podcast
I came across this podcast last week. It has an interesting section about what its like to raise a family in a refugee camp. It made me remember all the anger, angst, and confusion ofContinue reading
Summer Days with Refugees
This week began our Summer School Refugee Life Coaching class. It was great to be able to speak into the lives of 36 students as we took over their English Language Development (ELD) class forContinue reading
Summer Newsletter 2016
I walked through the maze of apartment housing, searching for signs of celebration. I had just come back from a graduation ceremony for not only one but 2 of my students, both sisters and bothContinue reading
Summer School Volunteers Needed
For the past few months we have been building a relationship with San Juan Unified School District. They are the school district that has been most directly affected by the influx of refugees. A coupleContinue reading
A Guitarist and a Make-up Artist
Working overseas and with refugees in general, has allowed me to see the great impact that the first impressions of a place can have on a person. That initial experience can leave a lasting impressionContinue reading
Big Day of Giving
On May 5th we are participating in the Big Day of Giving. We are using this opportunity to raise the funds for an important program Raquel and I have started. We have just begun ourContinue reading
My Pinky vs. 100 Million Chinese
Would you choose your pinky or the lives of 100 million people you have never met? Now, are you being honest with yourself? The same year the American colonies decided to become their own nationContinue reading
A Day in the Life of a Life Coach (new blog high five!)
8:00am Suck down the first of 2 cups of coffee – Energy is key when your speaking to youth. You remember all the boring lectures of high school, don’t you? Ya I don’tContinue reading