Two Events - Riio

(No photos for the events, but Justin can vouch for my first one)

1: Katie Cromack
        I attended this event on February 4th, and listened to Katie talk about her experiences at Stanford as a student, as well as her life after leaving Stanford. It was reassuring to hear her talk about how even after she graduated, she didn't necessarily know what she was doing. She talked about how there is a lot of pressure on Stanford students to have these amazing accomplishment upon and after graduation, but that it is unrealistic. I think going to this talk was really refreshing and comforting because I was able to hear that my worries are legit. But, that I shouldn't really worry all that much about them.
       She talked a lot about her job and how she got to the career she is in now. It was nice to hear about her journey, and I was very interested by how she found what she loves (a career that has nothing to do with her undergrad degree). It was just a really nice, reassuring talk/event.

2: Petition
       As you guys know, I organized the petition to correct Prof. Kenneth Fields' class on Native American Myth, Legend and Lore. There were a lot of events and planning involved in this, and one of the meetings was open to the public. There, we discussed with the English Dept., NativeAM Dept., and Creative Writing Dept. how we could move forward after everything that went down. It was cool to talk to the heads of each department and have input on how we want to further Indigenize the campus. I really liked being able to organize and help bring voice to the students of the Native community here at Stanford. It was a good one.