Dec 15, 20192 min December 2019It’s almost the end of the year and for many of us it can’t come too soon. For me, it’s hard to hold both all the gratitude I feel for...
Nov 3, 20192 minSaturday, Nov. 2This week was jam packed as usual, with many families in the house for periods of time. The week got more interesting with Halloween and...
Oct 15, 20194 minWeek 2 at the BorderWhat an eye-opening, heart-wrenching, exhausting, beautiful week. At El Chaparral this morning there were close to twenty kids coloring...
Oct 3, 20193 minTijuana Week 1: Re-entry and Peanut Butter PancakesThursday, October 3 I arrived back in Tijuana on Tuesday, about two months since I was last here. It is always emotional for me in so...
Sep 15, 20194 min Nesting Dolls as a Metaphor for Multiple Levels of TraumaToday, trauma is on my mind. It is impossible to overstate the traumas that asylum seekers carry with them. The fact that the U.S....
Sep 3, 20191 minTHANK YOU!!!!The biggest thank you ever to Sarah Bereiter and Daniel Brown for creating this incredibly beautiful website for La Casa de Paso! If you...
Aug 31, 20192 minBreathing is Good!It’s been an eventful week here, at La Casa, and at the border. Fundraising is ramping up, and several people have scheduled house...
Aug 29, 20191 minFollow Up The mom and two little girls who stayed with us in La Casa de Paso in Tijuana for the past three days crossed the border this afternoon...
Aug 29, 20191 minSimple Things Like BreakfastI wish I could have taken a picture of what I saw on WhatsApp when I called Javier this morning in Tijuana. He was cooking breakfast for...
Aug 28, 20192 minThe Healing Power of Art!When I was at the border in June and July, someone had the brilliant idea to spread out blank paper and crayons on the ground at El...