Jesuit Volunteer Reflects: Stay at the Table
With a month and a half left in my year, and my inherent wandering and worrying mind, I’m trying to stay at the table.
Sarah Estrada is from San Jose, California. She is a graduate of the University of San Francisco with a BA in International Studies and a minor in Philippine Studies. Sarah enjoys watching TV, especially the news, learning new styles of dance, and learning new things. She loves doing chores and loves to travel, even though she is a homebody at heart. As a JV, she serves in Syracuse, NY as a Refugee Youth Program Coordinator at Catholic Charities of Onondaga/Northside CYO.
With a month and a half left in my year, and my inherent wandering and worrying mind, I’m trying to stay at the table.
I firmly believe in the importance of having shared experiences in formulating relationships as well as having similarities when it comes to getting to know others. But sometimes, it takes being in uncomfortable positions to better understand who I am, where I have been, and ultimately, who I can be.
Although I am far from family and friends in California, working with and for these children teaches me that finding one’s home is a journey which requires vulnerability and an openness to have one’s reality broken open and rebuilt by love.
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