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In 20 words or less, what is the best thing about being part of this department?
As an interdisciplinary major, students have a lot of freedom to decide on how they want to learn about their region of choice.

What is your biggest piece of advice to first years and sophomores about getting connected to this department?
My biggest piece of advice is to check, double check, and triple check the requirements. Like any major, there are required classes, however IAS also requires students to attend a study abroad program for at least two terms in a language other than English. It is important that you have a plan for studying abroad before declaring, as being unprepared might mean you do not meet that requirement.

What is something you know now that you wish you could tell your first-year self?
I would tell my first-year self to branch out more and take more classes I wouldn’t normally get the chance to take.

What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned at K?
I have taken many classes on international politics, and through my own curiosity and through some courses here I learned front-end web design. Knowing this tool could be valuable for sharing what I learned in the international politics courses if I were to get into journalism or blogging.

What has been your favorite class at K? 
My favorite course at K is U.S. Foreign Policy.

How have you taken advantage of the flexible curriculum or experienced breadth?
Last Winter I studied abroad in Oaxaca through the Museos Comunitarios program where I facilitated an art workshop for elementary school kids. This program is affiliated with the CCE, and was almost entirely in Spanish.

What experiential education opportunities have you participated in?
The Oaxaca Museos Comunitarios study abroad program, Model UN, Research project in Oaxaca (ongoing).

What is your SIP?
My SIP hopes to investigate the CNTE teachers movement in Mexico. They have engaged in coordinated acts of civil disobedience with the goal of accomplishing various demands to the government. I will pull largely from my ongoing summer research in Oaxaca to learn more about this movement.

What are your career aspirations/next steps after K?
I plan to pursue a Master’s in public policy or a J.D. in immigration or international law.

What is a random fun fact about you?
I play bass guitar, so you might see me performing at Quadstock next Spring.