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21 (lessons) Blessings in Disguise
16 days later… And I can finally put my thoughts and reflections into the words I wanted to. I turned 21 a little over 2 weeks ago, and my mom actually suggested I write about 21 things I learned the days and years leading up to my 21st birthday. I couldn’t write during that time Read more
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GOLDEN STATE ’19
Before attending the CFC-Y Conference (https://thejamiegrace.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/onward/), I went around California from June 25-July 5 with my friend Ashlen. I have traveled to many places before and this was not my first time in California. But, since I am older now, there was more flexibility with time and I got to do things that my parents Read more
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ONWARD
Honestly, I don’t even know how to express the way this entire summer made my heart skip a beat. As I return back to Florida, all I can do is reflect about the past 3 months from New York, Qatar, China, the Philippines and my last flight: California. This past weekend (July 12-14), I had Read more
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China ‘19: “I have you, and you have me.”
你好 (Nǐ hǎo)! I have just finished my month in the wonderful city of Beijing, China. Although my photos express different things, I promise I was on a study abroad endeavor and in school (@mom @dad). All jokes aside, I would like to start off by saying, I can not be anymore grateful for choosing Read more
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Team Seals, It’s Okay: 2019
Buenas Dias! For my spring break this year, I was in Colon, Mexico on a FOCUS mission trip serving at Santa Maria del Mexicano, which is an institution of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). Santa Maria serves the needy elderly and the youth of Mexico by offering spiritual, educational, moral, Read more
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AMAYSIA 2018
Fairly going to be a long post but I’ll TRY to keep it short. My heart and stomach are beyond full from the beautiful country of Malaysia. This was my first mission trip which was done through the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). Nine of us from Nebraska, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Maryland, Wisconsin, Georgia Read more