I study journalism (reporting and writing emphasis), Spanish, and women's and gender studies, at the University of Missouri. In my college town of Columbia, I've reported for NPR member station KBIA and community newspaper The Columbia Missourian. I'm currently in Barcelona for the fall semester and interning at Catalan News, using my Spanish language interviewing and translating skills to report for the English-language outlet published by the Catalan News Agency. My experience in community organizing has informed my belief that journalists have a responsibility to stand in solidarity with communities whose stories are often misrepresented or left untold, and I try to bring that into all the work I do.