Nuestra Casa

 Our House 

We are living in a small white stucco house directly across from the Catholic Cathedral.  It's a new house to Border Servant Corps so we are still collecting house items and working out kinks (like getting internet access). We are living with three other wonderful house mates - Amy, Steve, and Maria.   I took some pictures of the house so you can get a feel for our daily lives. 

The House

The Kitchen

Living room

Our Bedroom - Sorry its not a very good picture.

 Our Housemates

Each of us had to write a little introduction for the BSC (Border Servant Corps) newsletter so, I have asked our housemates if we could put their introductions on the blog.  This way you can get to know a little bit about them and put a face to the stories.

Amy: I grew up on the East Coast, went to college in the Midwest, lived on the West Coast and now I’m exploring the Southwest! I have an interdisciplinary degree in English, Communications, and Sociology, and a minor in Gender Studies, from Calvin College. Most recently, I worked on a farm with adults with developmental disabilities through L’arche and Lutheran Volunteer Corps. I have been looking forward to living in the desert, and I am excited about the opportunities to learn and serve through Border Servant Corps. I will be working with La Semilla Food Center, serving at Lynn and Sierra Middle Schools in Las Cruces, teaching kids why they should be excited about growing and eating their own vegetables. We will be tending gardens and having fun cooking classes at both schools. In my spare time, you can find me volunteering at other people’s gardens, reading, hiking, biking everywhere, or singing with the Masterworks Choir at NMSU.


Maria: Hello! My name is Maria Garcia. I am originally from Las Cruces, NM but have been living in Albuquerque, NM for the last seven years. I graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Elementary Education, and was working with a school age after care program before I came to work for Border Servant Corps. I am very excited to be back in my hometown, experiencing it from a whole new perspective, and to be doing such fun, challenging and meaningful work. I am working at Jardín de los Niños this year as an assistant teacher, and also working on a new literacy project. I am so grateful to have this opportunity, and am enjoying my experience so far. This is going to be a great year!

Steve: About Steve: I am a retired real estate broker and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. A native Texan, I reside in Oxaca, México and have a 26-year-old daughter living in Chicago. Since I am retired, I wanted to volunteer to help others and saw Border Servant Corps as an excellent way to accomplish my goal.