By Joan Stopka Wednesday, March 11, 2020 was a relatively busy day for me. I had spent the majority of it at Rush University Hospital with one of my clients while she went through some testing. The coronavirus was becoming part of everyone’s vernacular at this stage but something in the news caught my ear…
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DetailsBy Brenda Rodriguez At times like these, the memory of certain clients can fill my mind and re-kindle my heart. One client on my mind in heart right now is Rigo. Rigo, who is now 72 years old, arrived in the United States approximately 45 years ago and has lived here ever since. He came…
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DetailsBy Eli Beller The journey is the destination. The end game not necessarily as vital or meaningful as the steps taken to get to achievement and outcome. “Journey” as a verb, a fluid process that reaches out in waves. Such was my experience interning at Taller de José, as I accompanied clients to immigration appointments,…
DetailsBy Greg Evers As I reflect on my time here at Taller de José I think of the various clients that I had the opportunity to work with and accompany, and I find myself asking, how did I do this? I came into this internship with a limited mastery of the language and even less…
DetailsBy Maria Orozco Once, while at a retreat, I heard the best analogy about the significance of having communities. That is, the similarities between us and Redwood trees. Redwood trees have roots that are only a couple of feet deep. Yet, they require much more than that to stay standing. Similarly to us, Redwoods thrive…
DetailsBy Greg Evers A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to participate in a Spanish immersion program in one of my religious community’s missions in Guatemala. I remember the rush of emotions I felt when I took my first steps off the plane at La Aurora International Airport. Fear, confusion, anxiety. I was…
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DetailsBy Vanessa Camacho After my first week at Taller de José, I told my friends that our accompaniment model felt like a natural transition out of the role that so many of my friends and family members play in our families. We, the American-born and English-speaking children, were often asked to translate a mailed notice,…
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