Celine Reinoso

Notes from the Field - In her final blog, Loretto Volunteer Celine Reinoso considers how her worldview has shifted and how the past four months "have challenged me in every way to envision a world I believe is just."

Notes from the Field - With Texas reopening and public health concerns being slightly manageable, I am able to slowly go back to work. Now more than ever, I need to continue supporting our clients.

Notes from the Field - I thought coming to the U.S.-Mexico border and learning about impacted communities here was a sure way to get closer to God, but actually, I have never felt more disconnected from my religion and faith in God.

Notes from the Field: Self-isolation hasn't stopped my activism and service in the fight for social justice, but it has challenged me to advocate in new ways.

Notes from the Field - The El Paso community is showing, like many others, how people can support each other in a crisis.

Notes from the Field - Since my job revolves around working with the case manager and meeting the needs of the residents at the shelter, I don't have much work to do from home. I can't claim that I have found the solution to depression or boredom caused by this strange time, but I can share what I've been doing to make it through.

Notes from the Field: It wasn't until I moved to El Paso, Texas, for my service year that I finally saw the danger along the border, not of migrants or immigrant communities, but of the immigration narrative in Trump's America.

Notes from the Field - Generally, I sit quietly on the introverted side of the human personality spectrum. During our person-of-color caucus, however, I used the voice I usually suppressed during our large-group discussions.