Biography

As the oldest son of seven children, I learned to read and immediately started reading to others. I have always loved sharing stories with my friends and family, and I want to spend my life bringing people together through literature. I have been blessed to spend four years at Harvard as an English major, studying communities united by storytelling, particularly in Wales and Ireland. At Cambridge, I will pursue a MPhil in 18th Century and Romantic Studies with a focus on children’s literature and education. Specifically, I will investigate the curious case of Mother Goose, whose imaginary voice illustrates modern concepts of authorship, fiction, and identity at the axis of national and childhood communities. I plan to take my Cambridge experience into the classroom as a middle school English teacher. Ultimately, I hope to become an education policymaker and build learning communities wherever I go. I am so grateful to receive the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and I am excited to join this organization!

Interests: Romantic poetry, baking, gardening, musicals, running, saxophone, Celtic folklore, classic films, all novels (especially by Charles Dickens or Terry Pratchett), and murder mysteries!

Previous Education

Harvard University