My first full school year has a REP facilitator has been filled with up and downs, challenges and successes, moments of encouragement and moments of doubt. What’s really kept me going through all of that (and through the general chaos that COVID-19 brought to all of us) is the students…
“What are you?” “You look good for a ....” “Why don’t you have an accent?” “Your parents talk funny!” “What are you eating, gross!’ “You are really nice for a …” “Don’t forget who you are and where you came from!” “Just be like us and get over it.” These…
When we started off the 2019-2020 school year, I was somewhat prepared for the changes. We had changed as a team, our program was changing, and I was going to be teaching primarily middle schoolers for the first time. I was used to teaching ninth graders, so there were definitely…
My final blog post. Boy has time flown by. I have been a member of this team for one and a half years. Looking back at the first blog that I wrote I remember being angry, anxious, and hurt. I wrote it because of my own personal experiences that I…
Hi friends! Nia here. Well, my time here with the REP team is coming to an end, but before I head out for good I wanted to leave you with one last nugget of advice. Summer is here (well, its technically spring but this is South Carolina) and I know…
I started as an intern for Safe Harbor in the fall semester of 2018. I didn’t know how much this program was going to impact my life, considering I was trying to be the one to make an impact on others. However, it helped me heal from my own past,…
You’re allowed to be busy, allowed to be your own person. It’s okay to not talk to the person you are dating every hour of everyday. Relationships are about trust. You don’t have to say what you are doing all the time or who you are with. Trust should be…
Never Walk On Eggshells Love is a feeling of strong and constant affection for a person, and in this context, it's all about romantic love. Respect on the other hand, is a feeling of understanding or admiration that something or someone should be treated in an appropriate way. In a…
Tan. Skinny. Enough makeup to cover the flaws but not enough to look fake. The puppy dog filter so that her eyes are a little bigger and her skin a little clearer. A caption that she gave more thought to than anything else that day. Maybe even a little black…
Hey guys! My name is Lacey Elliott, and I’m a senior at Clemson! At Clemson, I was a double major in Communications Studies and Women’s Leadership. My focus during my college career has been in sex trafficking. I want to take this opportunity to give you some advice/bust some myths…