“So what’s next, Leisha?”

Alright, time for the inevitable: face that question that’s been asked to me about a bajillion times in the past… well, entire year! (More, recently, however.)  “So what’s next, Leisha?”
End-of-year retreat for the Tucson/Borderlands site is the beginning of August, w/ the transition retreat for all national YAVs at Ghost Ranch the 17th-21st of August.
After, [...]

Oaxacan Tears

Written on
1 April 2008
I met Maria one night as I was entering into the Migrant Resource Center for my evening shift.  Sitting there on the bench inside the door, it was clear from Maria’s facial expression that she was in pain.  With a very swollen ankle and a leg full of thorns, Maria had made [...]

YAV Newsletter #6

Dear friends and family,
I remember Maria from Oaxaca, Maria unable to walk, Maria crying, Maria struggling to get into the Grupo Beta truck to go to the hospital here in Agua Prieta.  There wasn’t much I could do for Maria but accompany her to the truck, bearing most of her weight, holding her hand, and [...]

YAV Newsletter #5

 
Dear friends and family,

 
 

It’s hard to believe that springtime has arrived, let alone the end of April.  APRIL!? What!? Seriously… where did the past several months escape to? I feel like January arrived and then BAM!, time warp to a few months later. Much has gone on, and I would love to share with you [...]