2009-10 Traveling Fellow
Musical Diplomacy: Enhancing Cross Cultural Communication through Music

An exploration of the ways that music has been and can be used to foster meaningful relationships in distinct communities around the world.

Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Majors/Minor: Music Composition & East Asian Studies & Piano Performance/Chinese

I'll focus on gratitude for my time at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt both broadened my intellectual horizons and nurtured the skills I brought with me to college. Perhaps most importantly, Vanderbilt helped me take ownership of the direction I wanted to go with my life, and it served as a foundation for my ability to grow confidently into myself. I was fortunate to form lasting friendships, not just with my classmates, but with faculty and staff whom I still connect with regularly (even if virtually now)!