It was certainly a challenging transition to go back to work after a week and a half of laying around sick. But I also realized this week...

You may be wondering: What's happening at Casa Alitas? What big plans are being put in place to get ready for the lifting of Title 42?...

I have written about Title 42 before. The law enacted in 2020 to greatly restrict the movement of asylum seeking people into the US. As...

This week I have been feeling incredibly grateful for the people I work with. There were several moments throughout the week where I felt...

De dónde eres? From where are you? In Spanish the verb ser is used for permanent situations. When I ask someone "de dónde eres?" I am...

Sometimes my work is just a game of charades. I don't know the Spanish word for razor (everyone says something different), but when...

Sprinting through the open desert, accumulating burrs and scratches through my sweater and long pants, I began to see differently. We...

Things I did for work this week: spent an hour at Walmart filling up 5 gallon jugs of drinking water for one of the hotels finally made...

This last weekend we stayed in an Airbnb in Flagstaff with Grace and Lisa's family. Below is a photo dump from the weekend... Hike in...

The last post got long, but I have some incredible pictures from some adventures we went on recently that need to be shared. Last...

Last weekend I was really struggling to write a blog post. There is so much to write about and yet I was having trouble getting my...

Unlike most weeks where I am at the Welcome Center most days, this week I spent 3 of 4 days at our offsite hotels. On Monday I did a lot...

This week started in anger. Monday brought over 400 people to Casa Alitas. This means for at least 3 straight hours I was sitting in the...

I started physical therapy this week! I am doing some walking (mostly with the boot and a crutch), but it is super exciting! With this...

"It matters for the starfish that I help" - Tony Starting work this week at Casa Alitas was hard. As an organization that serves 200-400...

This week was orientation which means we spent time exploring the city, talking about expectations for the year and settling into this...

I made it to Tucson! An EMU friend, Andrea Troyer, and I boarded a train in Washington D.C. at 4pm EST on Monday (8/22) and finally...

As the train travels south from Dallas Texas, the scenery becomes less and less familiar. I can no longer identify any of the deciduous...

Summer Camp has a very special place in my heart. I grew up going to Beaver Camp in northern New York and started working there in 2016....