ABOUT ME
Join me on my journey to expand my cultural empathy, international perspectives, grow my cross-cultural communication skills, and become a Global Citizen. Growing up I was always interested in global issues, as my family introduced me to cultures all around the world. From filling tables with food from various countries, to hanging art from communities from Mexico to South Africa my household was a breath of international communities. Most affecting were the books that lined living room walls from all over the world. I would pick up books with characters from cultures that I was unfamiliar with, and then with stories that grew from words translated from different languages, my world view grew. I celebrate the possibilities for the opportunities through this program to meet global citizens who have made positive change, and learn from them and their stories. I hope that this program pushes me to develop in ways that I do not even know now I am capable of, for I believe this program to be especially character building as it teaches values of empathy, connection, vulnerability, and so much more.