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I'm a journalist, writer, and audio producer currently based in New York City. My stories often focus on how people relate to their environments, both natural and constructed.
I'm originally from southwestern Colorado and have lived, worked, and studied in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, Wyoming, and northern India. I got my start in professional journalism as a host and reporter at KSJD Radio in my hometown of Cortez. Since then, I've produced hundreds of interviews, dozens of spot and feature stories, and several long-form articles and audio productions. I have worked on NPR's National Desk and have a master's degree in Journalism from the City University of New York.
In addition to English, I speak French, Spanish, and Hindi. Between 2018 and 2020, I was an Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association fellow, where I worked with Jagori Rural Charitable Trust, a grassroots organization in Himachal Pradesh, India. I also have a bachelor's degree in Politics from Oberlin College.
Sometimes, associations with the devil appear in the smallest details. Ones you have to look carefully in old road atlases to find. An audio story about how U.S. Highway 666, which ran through the Navajo Nation, was renumbered in 2003.
As two men from Venezuela go through the shelter system and seek work, city officials and nonprofits adjust to the over 100,000 migrants who have arrived since the spring of 2022.
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They hoped to make it to the U.S. together. But one of them didn't, and his friends are dealing with his loss while they adjust to life in New York City.
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