Personal Blog
In addition to writing for the College of Education, English coursework and public relations writing, I also write some personal pieces for my blog, Exploring Experience.
"A Place to Belong"
"When I first came to the University of Washington, I knew that the first thing I needed to find was a place to belong. On a campus of 45,000 students, I found it easy to bond with the students in my freshman interest group and on my floor in the dorms. Although these people were friendly and fun, I knew that I needed to find a community of people who shared my core values..."
"Moana: A Retold Pocahontas?"
"Disney’s newest film, Moana, is another example of stunning 3D animation. This film hits a sweet spot between realism and caricature, placing cartoon characters in a geographically believable landscape. Continued advances in computer animation have made this effect easier to achieve. While Pixar made waves in animation being the first to animate a feature length film in the ocean..."