by Julie Coyne | May 31, 2012 | Education and Hope
For me, the most meaningful renovation project so far was the first on my list of priorities: a new bathroom for our housekeepers and cooks. On any given day there are 13 women preparing meals and taking care of our buildings, yet only one bathroom for them to shower...
by Julie Coyne | May 12, 2012 | Education and Hope, Our Impact
When she first started coming by to ask us for food, she would call me Seño (“Miss”). That’s if she spoke to me at all. I would try to engage her in conversation but she would always scurry away claiming she was too busy, no time to stay and eat...
by Julie Coyne | May 8, 2012 | Education and Hope
In memory of, and in gratitude for, Maurice Sendak. Way too much sad in the world this week, near and far. Thank God for time with my wild things… Today we monsters went up to the terrace of the after school program and got our wild rumpus on! ...
by Julie Coyne | Jan 9, 2011 | Education and Hope
While I consider myself to be quite optimistic most of the time, as December drew to a close I found myself feeling an increasing amount of dread. It is one thing to spend my days in Guatemala surrounded by hardship and need; it’s been quite another experience to...
by Julie Coyne | Dec 2, 2010 | Education and Hope
Carlitos As the school year was beginning in January 2010, I was approached by a woman who asked me if I could help her son, Carlos. She explained that Carlos needed speech therapy, and she showed me a letter of recommendation confirming his acceptance into a special...
