This year, as you all know, I lived in Spain for six months on a Fulbright award. I brought my children, developed community, fell in love with Málaga, and experienced what it felt like to live instead of just survive, something I've realized I've done for much of my adult life. I also returned to the United States and fell into a wave of depression, struggling to exist in a culture that values productivity and accolades over simply being with people. My time in 2025 was enli

Reflections on returning after living abroad

Why the Fulbright program matters and the spaces between feelings of belonging.

Reflections on the stories we're told and leaning into a culture of connection and rest over hustle and grind.

A Doctor Who quote, some graffiti, and a flat in Spain; sometimes the universe whispers, “You’re exactly where you’re meant to be.”

With pen in hand and notebook open, I peer out the bus window, admiring the various landscapes in the many different neighborhoods. I...

Fulbright Scholars around the world are without money right now: Here's what we can do.

I woke up this morning and laid in bed longer than I wanted. Today, my seventh day in Spain, a thought crossed my mind: I have nothing to...

Monday’s excitement was met by Tuesday’s trepidation.  Having to move my flight back several times - initially planning on leaving...

It’s been no secret that I juggle a lot. I always have. In high school, I worked 32 hours weekly at a grocery store while balancing...

These 10 tips are designed for graduate students, and potential graduate students, during their grad school journeys.

Reflections on adventure and travel after receiving a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award.

I wrote this in 2019 after a trip from Los Angeles to San Diego. I strumbled across it and felt it was fitting with the major changes in...

Music fills the air, and the vibrations tiptoe down my spine, Whispering loud reminders of who I was once, And am now, And will be. A...

The following entry includes two excerpts from a section of my memoir focused on my diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm and how it influenced...

Several weeks ago I put together a small research lab through the nonprofit, The Dignified Learning Project (DLP). This research lab is...

“I feel so smart!” one student exclaimed. I looked over as she had her phone out, using the Desmos app as her calculator. Calculating her...

I’ve found there are two major schools of thought when it comes to research - you’re a [qualitative, quantitative, etc.] researcher, or...

I stood trembling in a library. I gripped the small, blue book tightly. Surveying the entire library, family members were present,...

** If you haven’t seen the Barbie movie yet, please note that there will be spoilers in this piece.** I played with Barbie dolls, but...