Category: Where Curiosity Lives: Mondays Made for Discovery
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Grenada, West Indies in 90 Days: Lessons from the Isles
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In October, I booked my flight to Grenada. I knew nothing about the island, only that I was going. Four months later, I was boarding a plane with three suitcases and a backpack, ready to greet the new year with open arms. I had packed up my life, sold or…
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The Black Interpreter Experience: From Doubt to Discovery
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My Godmother hit me up one evening and invited me to join her at an interpreters’ conference in North Carolina. Perfect timing, because I had just dropped my classes at Gallaudet University and was contemplating whether to continue my studies to become a professional interpreter. A little road trip couldn’t…
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From Tears to Triumph: My Year in South Korea
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A Travel Guide to South Korea I was seventeen when the Army handed me my first set of orders: South Korea. It was 2016, a year I didn’t know would reroute my entire life. I cried, hoping I could trade them away, but my drill sergeant reminded me, ” You…