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A typical day for me starts around five in the morning. I like being a morning person because it gives me a few hours of personal time for plenty of coffee, prayer, and writing before my day of service begins. Despite being up so early, I don’t leave the house to get to my service…
Every day at preschool is its own little adventure. My workday starts sometime around 7:40 am, which has been an adjustment since I have never been an early riser. I begin by making sure all the classrooms are set with supplies. As the lunch program coordinator, I also help get breakfast set up. If there’s…
My typical day begins with me attempting to wake up early, but ultimately leads to hitting the snooze button many, many….many times. Whoops! Once I finally roll out of bed, I get ready for work! Most days I walk to my service site, which is the Assumption Church Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen. Once I…
My FrancisCorps journey began as all good journeys do: with a crisis. Ok, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. I was in college, working on two degrees (in physics and astronomy). On top of that, I was involved in many extracurriculars and held quite a few leadership roles. I was managing (or trying to manage) all…
My FrancisCorps journey began in the fall semester of my senior year in college. The big question of ‘what’s next’ was soon approaching, and so I started to seriously consider what I felt called to do. Looking back, I don’t quite remember exactly how and when, but the thought of volunteering in some shape and…