A PERSONAL PHOTO JOURNAL

Little moments. A fuller picture.

The people, places, and ordinary afternoons that are part of who I am.

At home

The people I come home to.

At home with my family. I’m the youngest of four siblings: two sisters, one brother, and me.

Paris, France

Together, somewhere new.

With my family in front of Notre-Dame in Paris.

Baylor School

From the garden to the poster board.

Presenting my lettuce research at Baylor’s Research Symposium with Dr. Robin Fazio.

UC Berkeley · Summer 2026

A summer of environmental science.

Out on the bay during UC Berkeley’s environmental science summer program in 2026. I’m the one on the right.

Stanford University · CNI-X

Presenting my idea at CNI-X.

Presenting my helmet concept at Stanford’s Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X), summer 2024.

Stanford campus

Following my curiosity west in middle school.

On Stanford’s campus for iD Tech in summer 2023, studying programming. I was still in middle school; this was separate from my later Stanford CNI-X program.

In the garden

The part you can’t see from above.

A view of the garden beds from above. My research looks at what happens in the soil beneath them.

Governor’s School · Summer 2022

A summer on the Governor’s School campus.

The Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics campus, where I spent summer 2022 in a psychology course.

New York City

A new board. A new opponent.

On a family trip to New York, I joined a game in the park. I love that a chessboard can give two strangers something to think about together.

At the library · age 9

Before the chessboards in New York.

Playing checkers with my dad at the library when I was nine. These days, it’s usually chess.

Baylor School

The red blazers.

At Baylor, seniors earn the right to wear the red blazer. On the chapel lawn with friends — a Baylor tradition, and the three of us at the start of senior year.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Where my days happen.

The chapel, the halls, the garden—these are the places that have become familiar since I arrived in tenth grade.

Baylor School

Mr. Beckman, my dorm parent.

On campus with Mr. Beckman, my dorm parent.

Baylor School

At Baylor, I’ve made some great friends.

Here I am with Evan, one of my good friends at Baylor.

Baylor School

The blazer crew.

Six of us together in our senior red blazers on the brick patio at Baylor.

A pizza night out

The whole table.

A pizza night out with friends from Baylor. Eight of us around one table.

Baylor School

Curious about football for a season.

One season on Baylor’s offensive and defensive line, with the Fall 2025 state championship team.

At home

Meet Carrie.

Carrie, our dog, taking her place on the couch.

A family graduation

Showing up for each other.

Together with my family at my sister’s medical school graduation.