Dear Future Summer Session Student, I remember being in your shoes just a few months ago—anxiously wondering about my summer plans, browsing through the several Yale Summer Session listings, and

Dear Ndjeka group (aka Ethelia, Mariana, Iana, Drew, and Char), Guys, we are almost done. Less than two days and everything we have worked on for the past couple of

Today marks one week until I’m back home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The past few days have been incredibly hectic. The CHW group has been spending day and night trying to

Dear Bry, You already know I am a fiend for sappy reflections and so please don’t mind me as I express my sincere gratitude for you (and for this class

There are a couple of things I can be religiously counted on doing when I am not working on our weekly assignments or editing. One, I will get on TikTok

As we edited our short documentary today, my team reminisced on the amazing moments we shared with Community Health Workers during filming. We’ve been laughing and reveling in our memories

“I forgot I could feel this way.” A new, dear friend of mine said this to me a week or so ago when we were talking about how invigorating this

This all ends in two weeks. And just typing that hurts a little. I entered this program with many questions and many hopes. And soon, I will be leaving it

While preparing for the past two CHW filming days, I caught myself reflecting heavily on my experience in South Africa thus far. What are some of my most meaningful and

Dear Amma, Thatha, Acchi, Acchi, and Seeya, (mom, dad, grandma, grandma, and grandpa) There is so much I need to tell you and I don’t even know where to begin.

This past April, I had the privilege of eating dinner with Succession actor Jeremy Strong at the iconic Mory’s restaurant in New Haven. I sat next to the Emmy winner

Thanks to the Joan Mitchell Arts Foundation, in childhood, I had the privilege of being taught visual art by several incredible, remarkably compassionate working artists — and certified hippies. Feathers

I first ran out of iCloud storage a few years ago — an ailment which Google Photos remedied for a few short but sweet months. In that time, I enjoyed

            I am so so so grateful for these blog posts because since arriving in South Africa I have had a bajillion thought ruminating in my head that need to