Posts from San Francisco

The morning commute to Larkin Street Youth Services starts like many other commutes: with a bus ride. Bus rides are …

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 …

The back of our green DukeEngage shirts are emblazoned with the program’s slogan: “Challenge yourself. Change your world.” Such a …

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 …

Every goodbye is uqinue. Each one is a reflection of what has been and what is yet to come. Graduations, …

At Larkin Street Youth Services, it costs approximately $40,000-$50,000 to place a youth through a continuum of care for one …

Every summer, At The Crossroads (ATC), my DukeEngage partner site, organizes a hike up Mount Tamalpais (Mt. Tam) in order …