One of the activities in our schedule last week was participating in the PREP workshop. PREP (Plan for Readiness and Emergency Preparedness) program has been conducted by Neighborhood Affairs for the last three years. The program includes the series of workshops to help residents and communities to prepare for hurricane season. The events are also … Continue reading How Tallahassee Prepare for Disaster
Warm Welcome from Sunshine State
Among 24 fellows who have joined YSEALI Professional Fellow Program this spring, I and Jerico Roy from Philippines have been hosted by a same city government - City of Tallahassee, Florida, as we share the same community challenge on disaster management. It has been a week since the first day we arrived in Florida. Tallahassee … Continue reading Warm Welcome from Sunshine State
Let the Journey Begin
I am writing this first blog while waiting in Incheon International Airport, Korea to catch up my next flight to Washington D.C. This is my first time to America - the country I have always wanted to visit. I feel very lucky to be selected as one of many other Southeast Asian fellows to participate … Continue reading Let the Journey Begin