Next year, I have been accepted to partake in the Sophomore Scholar in Residence program at the University of Richmond. This program is described as "sophomores with shared interests immerse themselves in an academic topic during a year in which they live, study, and travel together". After an extensive application and interview process, sixteen students are accepted into one of the ten programs offered by the university. The students will then live together in suite style dorms, (I am so excited to only have to share a bathroom with three other girls), take a class together, and then travel together to a location relevant to the class.
The program I have been accepted into is called Human Rights and Modern Day Slavery which will focus on the flourishing enterprise of human trafficking that not only exists in the United States but all over the world. As heavy as the topic will be, I am so excited to learn about something so prevalent in the United States, especially because of my interest in forensics and passion for the justice system!
Through the class, we will be traveling to Washington D.C to speak with congressional representatives and trafficking survivors, Cincinnati, Ohio to visit the Freedom Museum, and finally to Los Angeles for a week long trip where we will attend a conference on trafficking. Los Angeles is a city that I probably would not visit on my own and am extraordinarily excited to have this opportunity to see the city that countless beauty guru's and bloggers rave about.
I cannot wait to see what this course has to offer and will be sure to update y'all on all of our adventures!
Love,
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