Photos by Zach LeWearing a silver necklace that reads "Amelia" in Arabic, senior Amelia Dal Pra said the necklace was made by her friend Alawi, an Iraqi refugee who she met while studying abroad in Jordan with Pepperdine last summer."My time with my refugee friends that I made there humanized the situation and made it a lot more real for me," said Dal Pra, who has contributed … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Students, Faculty and Alumni Serve Refugees
Amelia Dal Pra
A Very Real India
Photos by Amelia Dal PraI struggled to breathe as I attempted to walk through the thick, humid air. My heart was racing as I darted quickly along the dirt roads, dodging trash, cow manure and the monkeys that gazed down at me from the brick walls lining my trail. I carried a torn plastic bag filled with fresh mangoes and bananas.A little barefoot boy — maybe 4 years old … [Read more...] about A Very Real India
Pepp Community Stands for Unity
Photos by Brett Bean and Cassandra Stephenson Pepperdine students, faculty and administrators gathered to pray and address recent U.S. refugee and immigration policy changes Wednesday. Beginning with a time for prayer at 9:30 a.m., the event took place outside of Firestone Fieldhouse and was sponsored by SGA, the Office of the Chaplain and the Seaver College Dean's … [Read more...] about Pepp Community Stands for Unity
Yoga Interns Strengthen Cores and Community
Photos Courtesy of Vivian KimMalibu Beach Yoga, a yoga studio located off of Heathercliff Road in Malibu, enables Pepperdine students to integrate themselves into the local community through a work exchange internship program.From checking-in and welcoming clients into their classes to cleaning the studio and selling merchandise, the Malibu Beach Yoga intern team, currently … [Read more...] about Yoga Interns Strengthen Cores and Community
Surfers Give Back
Photos by Amelia Dal PraWhat could possibly bring hundreds of young people from across the globe to Wahiawa, a small Hawaiian city, known for its low-income housing complexes and drug and alcohol abuse, a city that many locals themselves avoid? Many volunteers that work with Surfing the Nations, a nonprofit humanitarian organization based in Wahiawa, would say the answer is … [Read more...] about Surfers Give Back
