North America

In general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.

It is not that we avoid connecting to one other on a deeper level. Rather, we are incapable of it.

Academically, it felt like going from a bustling city to a sparsely populated town.

Birds flock together for safety and community; Black female birders MUST do the same and for similar reasons.

With everyone strapped on their imaginary seat belts, the machine would turn on in three. Two. One.

By the way, most cats don’t have last names, but our Sesame does, and it’s Cat, just like me!

There is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.

My love for physics had grown to the point that I knew I wanted to pursue a Ph.D., but I never had the chance to tell DDay.

No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.

It became clear to me that home was not something permanent, no matter how desperately I wanted that to be true.