Greetings!

Greetings blog reader! The purpose of this blog is to keep all of my family and friends back home updated on my adventures working and living in Singapore, since I won't be able to call home much. It's also a way for me to record my adventure and have a forum for posting my pictures.

If you don't know the story of how and why I'm living in Singapore for 3 months this summer, let me enlighten you. I am working for a NGO (non-governmental organization) that provides legal aid to migrant workers in Singapore. Specifically, the organization that I am working with, H.O.M.E., provides legal aid mostly to domestic workers. You will see their name in the video I am posting. Another great link is a story Human Rights Watch did in 2005 on the plight of domestic workers. You can read it here. It's a great intro to, from speaking with my boss, what is going on in Singapore right now.

I will be working in the legal aid section, primarily doing international law research. I don't know too much else yet; HOME just hired a new attorney that will be starting the same week that I do, so I suppose I will be assisting her in whatever capacity I am needed.

I am so excited about this opportunity and the experiences and people I'm sure to encounter. I will try to keep the blog as up-to-date as possible, as I'm sure it will be much easier to keep a running diary of all my happenings than tell each of you individually. Thanks for reading! :)