I am a first-generation student at Duke Kunshan University working towards a degree in Behavioral Science/Psychology, I am culturally Cuban and currently studying Chinese Mandarin. I have lived throughout the US and have passions in literature, history, and education. I am a big proponent of a culturally-relavant pedagogy and support the use of conversational-style assessments of subject understanding to determine learning. I believe that the most important thing for any learner is "learning how...More

I am a student at Duke Kunshan University, a university that is affiliated with Duke University located in Kunshan, China. I am majoring in Biophysics and hope to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in the Spring of 2022. During my time in high school, I often stayed after school to receive help on homework or ask the instructor questions about confusing topics. Whenever I felt I had adequately learned the topic, I would go around assisting other students who were also in tutoring because helpin...More