The power of questioning what is happening in your life
When I was very young, I had a dream of becoming a primary school teacher. I had this dream because I greatly admired my father who was a primary school teacher. When years passed by, the dream changed. I wanted to become a police man. I wanted to become a police man because I admired […]
Rollin’ in the HIPS van – a first go at overnight mobile outreach
HIPS has been a wild ride so far, in the best way possible. You know that feeling when you’re traveling somewhere new for the first time and you feel like you have four million things to write, three million things to process and two million extra things to consider? I feel like that, but I […]
Student-Teacher Relationship
It’s that time of year again. The summer has come to a close, the kids are heading back to school, and for the first time in a long time, I won’t be heading back with them. Having completed the final requirements for my Masters in Public Health two weeks ago, school’s out for me. And […]
I <3 NY
I step out of the subway and the buildings are covered in big, bold signs in Chinese characters. I admire beautiful jade and intricate gold jewelry in the store windows that line the street. I smell Chinese food wafting from the cart on the corner and restaurants nearby. But I can also see Citi Field […]