At the New York Botanical Garden, I was awed at the glorious lilac bush in the hills of daffodils. Hundreds of bees were dancing and humming within the bush, making me feel so small in a world so big. (Courtesy of Maddie Thompson)
Editor s note:
Notes from the Field includes reports from young people volunteering in ministries of Catholic sisters. A partnership with
, the project began in the summer of 2015. This is Celina s final Notes from the Field blog post.
New York In all honesty, I didn t fully believe in diversity, equity and inclusion work before coming into my service year. Throughout my time at university, I didn t think about the demographics of the university s student body or staff. Every day, walking through campus, I saw people of all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds, all united with a coffee in one hand and textbooks in the other. I grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood in the suburbs of Connecticut, and moving to St. John s U