I am a recent philosophy graduate with minor concentrations in Education Studies and Italian from Hamilton College with extensive experience teaching and tutoring at the elementary, secondary, and university levels. I have just finished a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant in Italy which allowed me to meld my academic interests in philosophy, education, and Italian in a practical setting. Committed to strengthening intercultural understanding and communication through education, I am interested in translating pedagogical theory into practice via philosophical contemplation, which will be the focus of my graduate studies at Teachers College, Columbia University starting in the fall of 2025.