On 20th September 2017 Puerto Rico kept its breath while the hurricane was hammering the island. Fear, anxiety, anger, hope, faith, all mixed up for all the Portoricans, the time stopped in a big Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean, and it was particularly strong here in Puerto Rico. It was a category 5 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson […]
Category Archives: American Red Cross
November
21
Halfway trough, feeling more confident
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
The end of my second month of PULSE assignment and the third one were not easy, I found myself a bit in the middle of small internal changes which impacted somehow my assignment as well. The main challenge was to find a correct way to help the American Red Cross of Puerto Rico to understand more the spirit […]
September
05
My first month at Cruz Roja Americana. What I can learn and what GSK can learn
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
After a month here, I have already an idea of the people I would like to learn from. I started to reflect on what GSK could learn too. My Red Cross supervisor, who is an amazing manager, is the first person I could learn from here: he cares for his team of volunteers a lot, […]
August
10
Puerto Rico and Cruz Roja, rich in exceptional people
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
When you are about to leave for your PULSE project, despite you know the activities you will carry out, you never really know what to expect until you are there. Yes when you are there…for me there is here in Puerto Rico. Seeing and meeting the people you have been in touch with before coming, […]
