Day 19 (whoops...sorry about the past few days)

Although interesting things are always happening here, nothing out of the ordinary (for A. House) has happened recently.

I had my day off yesterday and finally got to meet up with the other SCB fellows (Dimple, Sarah, and Laura) at UTEP. It was really good seeing them and getting to spend some fun quality time.

Although we are all in El Paso, the environments that we live in are very different. From what I've heard about the work all of them are doing (Laura at Border Network for Human Rights, Dimple at MHMR, and Sarah with FEMAP), it's all really incredible and I'm so proud of them and for them. Our internships are different, however, in that when they come home, it is a college dorm.
I'm a bit jealous of how they can all talk about their internships together and have a forum of sorts over dinner when they come back from work each day (not to mention their super-strong A/C).

I am extremely happy to be where I am though. Work and home are the same place this summer, and that can be stressful. At the same time, however, it is extremely rewarding and I feel like I'm learning a lot. The struggle doesn't end at 5pm, it goes on all day and all night...which is exactly what I've been experiencing here.

Downtown El Paso and the Segundo Barrio neighborhood are literally the center of the issues at hand. It's where the Paso del Norte Bridge that crosses into Juarez is located, it's where the courts and detention are located, it's where most new immigrants live (both documented and not), and it's also home to Annunciation House.