When I was an International Relations student at AUS, I didn’t have any clear ideas on how to forge my own path or career. I didn’t know I would graduate during an economic depression and experience a second financial crisis not long after. It would have been nice to have someone to talk to, so whenever I’m asked to share my experience with students I’m excited to do so just in case it can help them in any way that might’ve been helpful for younger me.

So when my alma mater reached out to do a feature on me for my old department’s newsletter, I was a little nostalgic about it. It feels like I was the last generation of students who did not have smartphones or social media at AUS, and the newsletters have certainly come a long way. Over email, I answered some questions and the process turned out to be a nice exercise in retrospection.

You can read my feature below; and if you’re a student, I hope any part of this might be helpful for you too.

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