Recently I have been spending more time in the Communications Office. It is quite delightful down there, and I am actually writing this...

I recently went on a school trip to California and had a great time. While we were there we went to Joshua Tree National Park, which is...

This week in class, we reflected on what success looks like for us and our Signature projects. I found this to be a great way to think...

Last month, I officially applied to my Italy study-abroad gap year program, run by CIEE. One of the biggest parts of that application was...

On my (probably futile, but nevertheless entertaining) quest to figure out what I want to do with my future, I sat down and had a...

As my project progresses, I have slowly shifted from only translating to also analyzing my translations. I look at the stylistic choices...

Early this month, Ms. Kaitlin (my Signature manager) and I were having a discussion about the nature of translation, and she recommended...

One of the things that has popped up time and time again as I research what a true future in Latin looks like is the importance of modern...

Today, when I sat down to write my first blog post of December, I have to admit that I was feeling rather uninspired. Nothing immediately...

Goldman, N., & Nyenhuis, J. E. (1982). Latin via Ovid: A first course (2nd ed.). Wayne State University Press. This textbook is a...

I turned 18 in the last month, and my friends held me an absolutely wonderful surprise birthday party. As I looked around at all of them,...

Last week, I walked into my Latin teacher’s office, sat down, and told him that I was a complete fraud. I told him that I felt like I...

Translating Latin is a difficult task. Unlike most other languages, even after 7+ years of experience, you can’t just pick up Latin and...

Although the inherently fluid nature of Signature means that most plans go awry (usually for the best), I find it useful to make...

My first big project for Signature (beyond making this portfolio) was to design a poster summarizing my project that could be put on our...

I was born in Iowa, about as far away from any United States border as it is possible to be. My biggest trip each year was a road trip to...