My Journey at Wesleyan University
My Journey at Wesleyan University
April 18, 2025 This past semester, my Earth and Environmental Science class traveled to Puerto Rico to conduct field research for our Senior Seminar class. The trips purpose is to allow student to create and develop their own research project and plan, and how the opportunity to conduct it hands-on in the field. I was beyond excited to go but …
For this assignment, I was asked to reflect on an image that another student found thought-provoking and analyze what I think is important about this image, before and after reading the accompanying essay. I chose a photo set in Havana, Cuba, taken by my peer, Henry Leighton. March 31, 2025 Henry’s photo of a billboard initially appeared to be a …
October 28, 2024 The first and only time I went to northern Brazil was for a field trip to the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, with other students from the Brazil Middlebury Schools Abroad program. It was around noon, and the sun burned everyone and everything in its path. I was immensely grateful to be on this …
This piece in Italian is a personal reflection on identity, faith, and migration, told through the imagined question: Who would I have been if I had been born somewhere else? It traces my family’s journey across three countries, Poland, Israel, and the United States, and explores how each place, and under each “sun,” brought different forms of hope and hardship. …
This reflection is about how how language connects to identity and culture. In Piller’s reading, we learn how language shapes the way people think and live, and how misunderstanding it can lead to harm. October 28, 2022 I notice that the way I speak changes when I switch to Polish. Certain concepts feel more natural to express in Polish, especially …
This reflection was written in response to Sorrells‘ Opening the Conversation. The reading introduces key concepts in intercultural communication, including how culture is shaped by power, history, and global systems. Sorrells challenges the idea of culture as fixed and instead presents it as something dynamic, contested, and influenced by structures like colonialism, nationalism, and capitalism. There are two reflections, one …
October 2, 2022 While participating in a story circle with my peers, I realized that socio-economic identity is an overlooked lens through which I can understand my behavior. In my self portrait, I didn’t write much about my economic background because I didn’t yet acknowledge its significance in my story. Our discussion revealed how much it class influences the way …
This reflection recounts my first day in Salvador, Brazil, a city full of culture, warmth, and unforgettable energy. From the early morning departure and long flight with friends to exploring the beaches of Rio Vermelho and trying local foods like acarajé and tapioca, every moment felt rich with new experiences. The food, music, and spirit of the city left a …
