Posts from San Francisco in Poverty in the US

Throughout my life, I’ve heard many things to describe, or maybe even justify, why people are homeless. It’s their fault; …

Texas to California I grew up in an upper middle-class suburb of Houston, Texas, in a town once nicknamed the …

Judgement is a hard-wired mechanism for survival, a natural instinct, and a defense mechanism. Most of us partake in constant …

My first stress of DukeEngage came the morning of my flight (4 AM, eek) when my bag was overweight, and …

“At the end of the day, all I can do is close my eyes and pray that tomorrow will be …

Even after seven weeks interning at Larkin Street Youth Services, I still can’t say that I know what to expect …

We only have a week left of this program and realizing the short time we have left have had me …

To be honest, I came to San Francisco without expectations. Despite the talks about reeking streets, strong emotions, the “life …

Creating and maintaining eye contact has been something that I was taught from a young age to be “attentive” and …

“They’re looking at us like we’re zoo animals,” a client mumbled under his breath to his friend as our aggressively …