I think in English, but I feel in Spanish. I don’t have a single mother tongue, because I learned both as a child. But English and Spanish have always meant completely different things to me. English means assimilation and...
Read MoreWhen people ask me where I’m from, I have a split second to decide what answer they get. For the sake of oversimplification, I’ll often say I’m from Miami and leave it. If I’m feeling particularly conversational, I might mention...
Read MoreWhen Jin Young Choi (19C) learned that he could graduate in three years, he decided to bike to Alabama. It was Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. As people nationwide reflected on the freedom for which King had rallied, Choi was...
Read MoreVisiting Professor Fernando Valverde doesn’t speak fluent English, but he said working through that barrier yields a deeper connection with his students. Valverde, whose most recent book, titled “The Insistence of...
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