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This is a photo of my friends going to see the new Barbie movie. Kat and I are planning to watch it (to escape the heat) this week!

This is a picture of the sunset Kat and I caught while hanging out last week!

Kat playing with a kitten at the Fat Cat bookstore. I even had a cute little black cat curl up in my lap and fall asleep!

Here is a picture of Kat and I visiting the Tallahassee plant nursery. She told me about how her grandmother keeps lavender and succulents in her house in Ukraine.

Here is a photo of a strawberry pie Dillon, Austin, and I made this week!

Throughout my mentorship with Kateryna,* I have become attuned to a certain structural inequality within her family unit.  Kat traveled to the US with her mother and younger sister, Elena, who is 1 year old. Her mother has been tirelessly searching for a job, which often leaves Kat in charge of Emma while her motherContinue reading “Growing up”

This past week marks the beginning of my summer working as a Youth Mentor for the IRC. Initially, I planned on working with the IRC as a Medical Advocate, however, their program become closed to exclusively FSU Medical School students. Fortunately, I have a deep love for mentoring that stems from having a surplus ofContinue reading “Meeting Kateryna!!*”

Hello! My name is Audrey Steadman, I am a Junior from Tampa, FL majoring in Clinical Professions through FSU’s interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Degree Program – basically a fancy way of saying I’m pre-med.  This summer I will be volunteering with Tallahassee’s International Rescue Committee as a medical advocate. In this role, I will be accompanyingContinue reading “Hey! I am Audrey!”