I love being a high school college counselor. The role is one that I feel honored to be a part of because you are an adult witnessing a young person make their first major decision regarding life beyond high school. It is a beautiful journey to see a student evolve…

-Published as an article for Girl Gone International January 2021 A connection is “a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.” At the start of the pandemic, the world connected through the shared practice of sheltering in place and keeping your distance. That…

I have started and stopped this reflection a couple of times over the past eight weeks. The first reflection was thoughtful yet outdated in just a short amount of time. The second reflection was more serious and but wasn’t fully honest with how I really felt about my life in…

It’s 5 am, Wednesday morning, and I am exhausted. I’ve been awake since about 3 am, replaying conversations from the day before, a week before, the year before. …

The worst thing in the world is to find out that you are stuck in the middle seat of a full flight for four hours. I don’t know about you, but I get filled with dread and the what if’s: What if the seat isn’t roomy enough? What if the…

We prepped for months…. Actually since 10th grade. Time and strategy with a student to craft a plan to handle all the things required in the senior year: Timeline for all IB assignments? Check. Testing needs for first choice school? Check. Thoughts and ideas for personal statement with goal dates…

“The assumption that women in hijab are less enlightened or empowered than those rocking daisy dukes is arrogant at best. Feminism should fight for all women to have he right to live as they choose, not for all women to live the same exact lives like we’re all in some…