When I was little, I remember waking up to the warm, sweet smell of freshly baked bread filling the house. My grandmother had made kulich overnight, and I knew what the day would bring: painting eggs, a visit to church to bless our food, and a celebration of God’s resurrection. That’s how my family, and […] Read More →
I was in my Spanish class when people began to point out the dark plumes. Remarkably close to our school and my home, a car parts factory had caught on fire, and spread uncontrollably. It felt surreal. Some even laughed. The neighborhood which I called home for many years now is, to me, quite boring. […] Read More →
Performative. By definition, it means behavior that is done to be seen rather than to be genuine. An action meant to create an impression, not to reflect reality. A word we often use now. Not just for Instagram influencers but for people we know. People who look thoughtful, disciplined, and even exceptional online, but feel […] Read More →
How I went from barely speaking English to fluency in two years. On my first day at TCIS, the words spoken during the orientation presentation sounded like a stream of unfamiliar sounds. Words seemed to run into each other until they became something impossible to follow. Everyone else seemed to understand what was being said, […] Read More →
Public use of generative AI has been on an exponential rise since ChatGPT’s release in late 2022. While previous techniques existed prior to ChatGPT, such as generative adversarial networks (GAN), ChatGPT was a significant leap forward in its ability to produce images, video and audio. From AI generated images being featured in advertisements to the […] Read More →
In a Christian school, prayer is something we encounter every day: In the classroom, during chapel, before meals and exams, and in quiet moments of joy or difficulty. Because it is so familiar, we may rarely stop to think about the deeper reason and meaning of prayer. When I started thinking about it and talking […] Read More →
