Last fall, I applied for a scholarship to study Arabic from the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y). NSLI-Y is an organization funded by the U.S. Department of State, which sends high school students abroad on fully covered federal scholarships to study critical languages. The application and selection process took about six months but … Continue reading NSLI-Y: The Journey Begins
Last Saturday was my first day of volunteering as a Youth ESL Tutor with iACT, or the Interfaith Action of Central Texas, an organization that helps refugees in Austin. I had a wonderful time, and I want to dedicate this post to my experience. I must admit, as the only high schooler in the group … Continue reading Volunteering with Refugees
A few people asked me about the process of my production, “Displaced”, and how it came about. After some thinking, I decided it would be a good idea to write a post summing up what I did, and how things worked out! My first step, of course, was research. I spent a lot of time … Continue reading “Displaced” Process
