The Psychology of Aging
Recall that at the psychiatric hospital, I worked with two groups of patients: Adult patients with a mental health diagnosis (usually...
Using mindfulness in mental health
After spending a week observing and participating in patient activities, I started brainstorming what unique skills I could bring to the...
Creating my volunteer identity
The staff at the psychiatric hospital were not used to seeing a bright(blue)-eyed and bushy-(blonde)tailed volunteer wandering the...
Volunteering with a network of NGOs and social entrepreneurs
Working at the psychiatric hospital in Sale is difficult to describe in part because there were so many different entities and...
Taxi
Sweaty thigh rubs sweaty thigh rubs sweaty thigh. Bodies pitch and heave in sync. Arm wrapped around stranger begins to grow tingly with...
Are atheists miserable people?
Before arriving in Morocco, I researched the country extensively. I googled hundreds of general travel blogs and Morocco-specific blogs....
Crash course in Darija
Darija: Unique Moroccan dialect of Arabic with French and Spanish influences There are also various Berber (native Moroccans who...
Expedition: "The Arab World Beyond The Headlines"
As part of the 10-day UBLEONG Expedition, participants spent the morning volunteering in a different community and spent the afternoon...
Expedition: The team
My arrival in Morocco happened to coincide perfectly with an expedition called, “The Arab World: Beyond the Headlines” that UBELONG was...
Meet my host family
Laila: host mother My strongest ally in Morocco, Laila always makes sure I’m taken care of by calling me if I stay out after dark, taking...
