Laura Rodriguez de Simons shared her care and devotion for helping others at the Tompkins County Advocacy Center this last Wednesday. She spoke about how her work, how we can become more involved with advocacy and our own community, and what sort of advise she has regarding our college years. With her broad knowledge and long history in this field from spending time with commercial sex work and exploitation of children in Central America to dealing with gender-based violence in Ethiopia, she brought a lot of awareness regarding domestic violence shelters and the services they provide for however long needed to people who survive sexual violence. Her advice for us: 1. Have a strong sense for serving others 2. Don’t go down the sensible or expected path 2. Pay attention to what you are passionate.