I am a Sophomore at Wesleyan University. I am pursuing a degree in Anthropology, French, and Global Engagement. Since I was very young, I’ve always had a great interest in understanding how people, cultures, and history interact in forming our modern world. My degree has thus far been centered on understanding how people move and occupy space and time under social and economic forces. This extends through all of my course work, whether working through Critical Affect Theory in English courses, Archeology (and the colonial reckonings within the field), or French courses where the study of the language is approached in regards to its colonial history. My studies and my interests have been directly impacted by the critical observance of my positionality and the modern geopolitical landscape.
I was born into an Upper-Middle class, White, American family in New York City. Shortly after, I moved across the country to Portland, Oregon, where I spent most of my upbringing. My family then moved back to the Northeast to Connecticut where we have lived ever since. My constant moving around (I lived in eight different houses in the course of two years) has shaped who I am. I like to think that I’m adaptable to a variety of places of people. I’m always willing to challenge my preconceptions and seek out opinions different of my own.
