During my time in Oslo, it was kind of hard navigating engaging with community members as the project worked in so many different countries, and since we were handling sensitive information. However, I think one of the ways that I connected with community was through the tasks I was given, and shaping my theories and ideas of crime preventions based on the stories of the lives that I was given the privilege to read. One of my many tasks during my time in Oslo, was to identify patterns within the transcripts of interviews of inmates across the 7 Latin American countries- in order to work with academics to navigate the most appropriate intervention in these communities. My first 2 weeks in Oslo, I was just reading over 1,500 pages of interviews from many (I mean many) individuals. This was fulfilling, because even though I was over 1,000 miles away, it felt as if they were in the same room as me- and I was able to have a sense of their lives and what was required to create systemic alleviation. Also, I was given ability to further my understanding of these individuals by interacting with some of the academics who carried out these interviews and knew of them personally. I think, at this point, I was still concerned about gaining the skills needed to work with the team to propose solutions. However, clear communication and willingness to learn has helped me so far in building the skills needed to do so.