My Journey at Wesleyan University
My Journey at Wesleyan University
October 28, 2022 When teaching Polish to my partner, I try to emphasize that some Polish words carry multiple meanings depending on the context (polysemy). Some of these words have related meanings, for example, zły can mean bad, angry, or wrong. But there are also words with multiple meanings that are entirely different from one …
September 23, 2022 Most of my friends have immigrant parents. Growing up in Chicago, one of the most diverse cities in the world, made it easy to form friendships with other second-generation kids. The way it is most prevalent in my life is from my boyfriend. He is Mexican, and his parents are originally from …
October 2, 2022 Igiaba Scego is an Italian-Somali author, activist, and journalist who writes about the struggles of the Somali minority population in Italy. Her parents are migrants from Somalia, forced to run from their home during the Siad Barre coup in 1969. She is black and Muslim living in a predominantly white and Catholic …
October 2, 2022 While participating in a story circle with my peers, I realized that socio-economic identity is an overlooked yet deeply relatable lens through which I understand the steps of my life. I didn’t write much about my economic background in my self-portrait because I didn’t think it played a significant role in my …
