Aisha's Journey

With my roommate finally back from Spain, I have been able to ask her about her time there and learn of this pilgrimage. The first time I heard of the Camino de Santiago was when my roommate shared with the interns why she was going to Spain. The Camino de Santiago is known as a Christian pilgrimage. It's on the same list as the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Rome. Although it has increasingly become secularized, this hike was used since Medieval times to travel to the shrine of St. James as well as to pay penance to the Catholic church. Since then, it is used as a hike to find answers and grow spiritually. I've been fascinated by the idea of there being a hike like this for so long! The longest route is 500 miles, however, there are many routes to get to the end place. Because of the history of this hike, many Christian groups go with the purpose of meeting others on the trail who are trying to find answers. As I asked my roommate about her experience, I was ...

I named this post "thoughts" because I just want to share some of the things I have been processing and reflecting on lately. This past weekend was very interesting and a new experience for me. Both my roommates were gone, one left Wednesday and the other on Thursday. They had both shared with me previously and were caring in terms of finding different options of how I could spend the next 3 days well. I didn't know what to expect. I began to worry that I would lose track of time and daydream or resort to trivial activities to keep me from boredom. I thought I would become increasingly homesick and have a horrible weekend thinking of my family and the different things they would be doing instead. I am glad none of the above were the outcome! I not only had a very productive weekend, but a much needed time alone. I was not bored at all because there was so much I had to do, but I was also given time to reflect and think in times where I would regularl...

Last Sunday I was unable to post because so much was going on. To share a little bit, yesterday I was able to finish a group project for my accounting course. This was a project that took many hours of compiling information and communication with the members of the group. Now, all that's left is the final! WORK   This week has been full of new projects back at HOPE. I have been given assignments that will be longer term and require research. It's been interesting to see how the numbers correlate and tell the story of HOPE. I am currently working on an international Microfinance Institution (MFI) of HOPE and have been tasked to research and understand the local laws in concerns with banking ratios. Some new terms and vocabulary I have been looking into have been: Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR): This is a ratio requirement of the amount of capital a bank must have reserved for "rainy days". Each nation may have different % requirements, however, the average ...