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For the past couple weeks, I’ve been...

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Children learn what they live.

Saw this in my brother’s church the other day, and it reminded me of the gazillion reasons (or in this poem’s case, eighteen) why I’m so passionate about youth development and empowerment. CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with fear, he learns to be...

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How timely,

I actually just found a tumblr post from one of my past volunteers, Amy, doing exactly this- thanking me for my catalyst role in her own “lollipop moment.” I always knew that my job last year was to “make people fall in love with Hue, Vietnam,” but to hear it is certainly a beautiful, humbling feeling. I’m glad I was able to be that person for my volunteers. And...

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