I have watched “The Wizard of Oz” more times than I can count.  Growing up, it was my movie, the one I returned to again and again, curled up on the couch, completely convinced that somewhere beyond...

I still have saved in my notes what I wrote as soon as I boarded the first plane of my life. It was August 12, 2022, around 7 p.m. My destination was Lexington, Kentucky, my first time in the United States,...

I walked into the Kernel office for the first time in February 2023 looking for an opportunity and will be walking out with three years I'll never forget, with titles including editor, friend and husband...

Telling stories has been my favorite thing for longer than I can remember. It started with hearing my dad read me stories at bedtime and as I grew, I wanted to be in his shoes. Telling those stories.  As...

My time at the kernel has felt untraditional. See, i’m not a writer, and being a part of a newsroom was not where I saw myself spending my time when I started college. Nonetheless, being surrounded by...

Dear readers, As I'm looking at my cap and gown while writing this letter I keep thinking about all the times that this journalism degree made it so damn hard to get.  From the countless nights...