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Immokalee, Florida |
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"I have grown both in the community I
served and the community I made up at home. The experience has
changed me in ways that I did not even perceive at first, as it
happened slowly.
It is important to get to know yourself
along the journey and to communicate with others and with yourself.
I have grown greatly in my ability to work and live with others and
in being able to look inward and reflect on myself, my feelings, and
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Tom Albani |
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2007-2008 Immokalee
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Cleveland, Ohio
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"I was blessed to be part of a supportive
community both at school and with my housemate during this year of
service and in with my time with the Sisters of the Humility of Mary.
The more time I spent volunteering, the more confident I became , more
open to others and more integrated in the school community.
Encouragement from others helped me grow into the individual I am
today."
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Rebecca Levis |
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2003-2005 Cleveland
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Villa Maria, Pennsylvania |
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"I honestly feel I have learned so much
this year. When I started my volunteer time I had absolutely no
experience in gardening. I have learned so much about the planting,
weeding and the wonderful fruits of my labor. I can say that I have
come to appreciate and understand humility: the humus, the soil, the
earth. All are Godıs gifts to us and we must protect them."
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Kathy Houghtell Abramowski
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2004-2005 Villa Maria
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Chillan, Chile |
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"I am always
thinking of Humility of Mary and of Chile. It is something I talk
about all the time, and the most amazing and formative experience
that I have had in my lifetime. Every patient I care for, now and in
the future, will be cared for because I had the opportunity to be in
Chile, through the Humility of Mary Sisters. In a way, the work of
all of us alumni is work inspired by the spirit of the Humility of
Mary congregation.
It has been
so wonderful to be able to translate for Spanish speaking patients
in the hospital. There are many immigrants in Chicago- and to be
able to work with them is a privilege I have today because I was
given the opportunity to be in Chile. This opportunity was one
for self discovery, for development of my vocation, for direction in
my education...I am a totally different person than I was before my
time in Chile- and I owe thanks to the whole Humility of Mary family
for that experience.
I learned
about service, about working for justice, and peace. This is what I
intend to spend my life's work doing- and it is a direction I found
while in Chile."
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Jane Anichini |
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2005-2006 Chile
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Miami, Florida |
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"Long term service is a wonderful thing.
It is a privilege that I was able to have after college and I always
considered it that way. It was a formative year for me and I
enjoyed it because I was constantly learning about people, myself
included.
Some of the blessings during my year were
building a community of friends and support with other volunteers
and the HM sisters and being placed in an environment entirely out
of my element - and learning to find my place in that environment." |
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Abby Bianchi |
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2007-2008 Miami
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