Tag: family

When I was growing up, I didn’t realize that my educational ideals and routines were so strongly shaped by an …

The drums beat with a melody that played like a ray of hope in a solemn place–a snippet of unity …

A simple exchange of words between my mother and I keeps reminding me of how this internship has provided me …

I’m currently three weeks into my time in Cameroon, and yet it somehow feels like a lifetime. There is so …

Provider   I am the misfit lock to your keyhole crafted meticulously, yet the ridges do not align I bear …

“You are all part of the top 10 percent. You do know that right?” An uncomfortable silence descends. We look …

None of us realized just how hard teaching could be until we started teaching first and second graders. The First …

There’s something about North Carolina that always draws me back before long. You could say I’m loyal to the soil …

Landing in Korea was a surreal experience. After an 18-hour journey of airplanes and layovers (during which I did not …

Today when I got back from work, I had an interesting conversation with my host mom about identity, specifically, last …