I was born in Maine, in 1986. I attended Wells High School in my hometown and then went to Princeton University for my undergraduate studies.

I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geological & Geophysical Sciences from Princeton in 2009.

During my undergraduate studies, I also traveled extensively and studied at the American University in Cairo for one semester.

I spent part of last year in Paris, studying Armenian.

I am now studying for a Master of Arts in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at Harvard. I am specifically interested in Armenian and Islamic languages and literatures.

Our literature is the salvation we hold in our hands.