Shannon Malone
Shannon Malone graduated from Hamline University earning a BA in Anthropology and Spanish. She has worked in the non-profit and youth services community. Most recently she worked as a Program Manager for Cesar E. Chavez Service Clubs in the Bay Area. Shannon is currently volunteering with Safe Passage, Camino Seguro in Guatemala.
Student poster entries for a contest to encourage youth to say no to drugs.
This week was Semana Di No a las Drogas (Say No to Drugs Week) in the project. The students spent the week doing a variety of activities relating to the theme of staying away from drugs.
The Health Department focused their classes... Read more...
This week I had the treat of spending a glorious day in the Guardería, our early childhood center. The Guardería houses programs for students age 1-6, and is aimed at school readiness. The kids get two healthy snacks and a meal, plus vitamins. In the classroom, they get all of the things you would expect out of an early childhood program in the States. In fact, walking into one of the classrooms feels just like walking into... Read more...
Gathering to watch World Cup in my living room
Football (depending on your accent, you might be used to it being pronounced “soccer”) is awesome. Being in a football-loving country during the World Cup is even more awesome.
I have loosely followed the past few World Cups, watching games whenever I was around... Read more...
Camino Seguro has Support Teams that come in often, especially over the summer as schools and other groups take advantage of summer vacation. These teams (www.safepassage.org/teams) come in for a week at a time to give extra support to Camino Seguro programs. The English department is often a grateful benefactor of the extra support, as these volunteers are able to lend a level of... Read more...
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Amy Ambrose is the Director of International Relations at University of California Berkeley. Amy is a native of Sacramento, California and earned an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and proceeded to acquire a graduate degree in Business from the University of Chicago. She has been working with the Office of International Relations and enjoys developing partnerships with individuals and organizations all over the world. Read more...
