Class of 2028
Class of 2028
Writing has become one of the spaces where I explore and make sense of my Mexican-American identity especially through multilingual poetry. Moving between English and Spanish allows me to capture emotions, memories, and cultural experiences that don’t always translate cleanly into just one language. Sometimes a word in Spanish carries a weight, a history, or …
I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected as a recipient of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), a U.S. Department of State–funded program administered by American Councils. This summer, I will be studying Korean in Gwangju, South Korea for 8 weeks beginning June 14. Through this experience, I hope to deepen my language skills and …
The Cultural Self Portrait assignment marked a turning point in how I understand intercultural engagement as a practice rooted in self-awareness, positionality, and community. Through my cultural autoethnography and creative poem, I explored how class, language, geography, gender, and ethnicity shape both my opportunities and responsibilities in global spaces Cultural Self Portrait Writing about my …
What resonated with me most was our exploration of intercultural praxis and ethical development work, particularly through Find Me Unafraid. The book illuminated how “shared suffering” can become the foundation for collective resilience, an insight that challenged many assumptions I previously held about community work. Instead of viewing communities through the lens of “need” or …
Working with Hedaya this semester, alongside Aubrey, became one of the most grounding and meaningful parts of my community engagement experience. Our meetings felt less like structured obligations and more like shared spaces of conversation, curiosity, and mutual care. Having Aubrey present added an important layer to our dynamic, as our different backgrounds and experiences …
