As a student, it can be extremely discouraging to pursue a field in which you don’t necessarily see yourself being represented or in which you don’t feel you belong. For me, personally, this is in…
Posts tagged Inspiration
A Direct Kick to Addressing Language Barriers
When I’m not going to class or studying, I coach kid’s soccer. The sport was something I enjoyed playing as a young child and now I get to work with children by teaching them the…
Tips for My Fellow First-Generation College Students
I’m a first-generation college student. My dad received a high school diploma and my mom took some community college courses. None of my grandparents went to college. Although neither of my parents, nor my grandparents,…
Connecting My Family’s Culture to My Future as an SLP
I come from an extreme racial minority group of African American and East Indian cultures. I was adopted into an East Indian family and raised with Indian cultures and morals. Growing up with traditional Indian…