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Europe 2017

Europe 2017

When I was growing up, my mom would tell me her stories of backpacking around Europe with her best friend in college. It sounded so adventurous, full of new foods, interesting people, and historic places. I quickly decided that I…

Refugee Advocacy Training

Refugee Advocacy Training

On Saturday March 4th, 2017, the group Central Ohio Solidarity With Refugees & Immigrants hosted a workshop to educate people on the process of becoming a refugee. It was only a two-hour class, but I learned so much about the…

Criminal Justice Inequalities

Criminal Justice Inequalities

Piper Kerman is a best-selling author and advocate for prison reform in America. She had first-hand experience with our country’s justice system when she served a 13-month sentence in a women’s prison for an old drug-related crime. Her memoir was…

Diane Guerrero

Diane Guerrero

Diane Guerrero is a well-known actress who is in two of my favorite shows, Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin. She recently wrote a memoire, In the Country We Love: My Family Divided about her experience with undocumented immigrants living…

On the Pulse of Morning

On the Pulse of Morning

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the theme of my English class this semester would be “Journey, Identity and Changing Perspectives in the American Experience”.  This class began just 10 days before the new President’s inauguration and my…