Apart from Kona, Jolinda, and my workshop participants what truly keeps me inspired and motivated are the local staffers like Emilio and Jean Kennedy. The joy and love they carry in their hearts literally spills out into the world. Since my first visit, they have welcomed me into this tight knit organization with open arms […]
I got a chance to cook Sauce Pwa today. I’d be lying if I said sauce pwa (bean sauce) is my favorite haitian dish, though I did use to enjoy immensely the boy(dough boys) my grandma used to include. Random Aside : In my child’s head I somehow mixed up the haitian boy and english […]
I wonder sometimes who will teach my children. Who will empart the lessons I never knew I was learning. Who will teach them to split a mango and claim the bone so that they can have the ultimate prize of watching another person smile. Who will teach them to hold onto someone as tears collect, […]
Rarely do I ever get to see the fruits of my labor. I wont know for years whether my 6th graders go on to college, or even stay in school…but luckily this summer I’ve gotten to see the potential fora successful endeavor. Going to the school that 8 of the 30 GOALS DREAM TEAM SCHOLARSHIP […]
Over the next couple of weeks I will be releasing the work of these young artists in the FOTO GOALS ’12 workshop. You met these participants last year and it is with great joy that await their new work. There have been many changes in their lives, even a baby, and I hope this summer […]
GOALS approach to community involvement is multifaceted. One of the easily overlooked part of its commitment is the earnestness with which it approaches the problem of trash. Throughout the interviews I’ve been conducting participants repeatedly bring up the recycling program goals has introduced. GOALS not only teaches participants the difference between trash, compost, and reclyables […]
