Oh my gosh, i cant believe the time has finally arrived for me to begin my trip!!! Time has gone so fast, i am as prepared as i can be, all the contacts are confirmed and in place, my bags are packed and i am ready to go!!! So excited!!!
I arrived in New York yesterday, after being greeted at the airport by my Aunt and cousins. It was really nice to see a familiar face in an unfamiliar place. I am planning to stay with them for the first few days of my trip before travelling up to Syracruse on Monday. I cant believe how hot it is here, 92 degrees and i had jeans on, what was i thinking!! I was glad to get back to her house to get my shorts on!! Sorted out all of the practical things yesterday such as my mobile phone which now works and i also have an American phone so that it will be cheaper to keep in contact with my contacts over here. Planning on just getting climatised this weekend and over my jet lag then beginning my journey on Monday starting with a conference in Syracruse run by the New York Gang Investigators Association which i am very much looking forward to attending. More information on that to follow.
About Me
- Donna Marsh on Gangs
- My name is Donna Marsh and I currently work as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in a Prison working mainly with young offenders with mental health problems. I have worked with young people for the past 7 years and find this client group very interesting. With the rise of knife and gun crime in England, I have many dealings with gang members and find it fascinating to find out why young people join gangs and engage in this kind of gang activity. Due to this, I have also been involved in the making of a DVD to raise awareness of knife crime in the UK in conjunction with the prison and a local school, this has been distributed to schools and Young Offenders Institutes across the country.
My journey
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