The summer of 2011, Virginia had the opportunity to work at Hope Ministries, a non-traditional homeless shelter in South Bend, IN. In her words, "Interning at Hope Ministries not only taught me about administration and the logistics of working in an NGO, but it taught me about what it means to love wholeheartedly and serve others selflessly. It was a beautiful summer of learning and growing and I will forever be grateful for the scholarship I received".