Mexico City, Gentrification, and Privilege
Last week, I spent my Washington break in Mexico City. Being back in Mexico brought a lot of nostalgia from my time in Oaxaca, especially when walking through the neighborhoods of Roma Norte and Condesa. The similarities between these two neighborhoods and the historic center of Oaxaca were on every block. The colonial architecture mixed…
Senior Year So Far
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned this year is that no amount of preparation guarantees things will go as planned. You can do everything “right” and still face setbacks. What matters more is how you respond when things don’t go the way you expected. I came into senior year with a vision of how…
Can We Talk About the Elephant in the Room (Immigration)?
Hi there! A quick update on my summer plans and an important discussion on the political discourse at the moment. I will be spending this summer once again in Washington, DC, working with the National Immigration Forum as the Field & Constituencies Intern. The Forum is an immigrant advocacy nonprofit group that “builds trusted relationships across the political…
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