After the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, I returned to Mexico. This time we partnered with Fundación Ciudad de la Alegria, which is a huge organization providing aid to
After returning from Mexico at the end of October, I had a short break before being asked back to the country. This time, though, I would be working with a
While I love to travel internationally on behalf of Around the Worlds, holding programs close to home reminds me that economic, social, and political hardship can happen anywhere. We were
I just returned from Mexico City and 10 days later I was back running a program for Hogar Providencia, who saw our work with El Pobrecillo and wanted to participate.
After working with CAFEMIN, I stayed in Mexico to run a second program with another organization. My community contacts picked me up the next morning for an hour-long drive to
One week after I returned to the United States from Mexico City, I received an email. It was from the organization I just worked with Proyecto Cantera asking if I
As we continued careful international travel, I found myself back in Mexico, as it is easy for us to get to while maintaining safety protocols. It was great to be
While I was waiting to travel internationally, I wanted to stay involved in my local community, providing access to play for kids in my backyard of Hartford, Conn.. I knew
I returned to Mexico just weeks after our previous program in the hopes to return to some kind of normalcy with regular travel. I was excited to go back to
After working with Los Niños de la Sierra, I worked with Los Niños del Capitán. Similarly to Los Niños de la Sierra, this group provides childcare to families that need