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Melina.

Melina.

Tell me about your career history

When I was a peer mentor during my sophomore and junior years of college, it was the best job I had ever had.

Apr 20, 2017

Apr 20, 2017

Melina.

Fears

What am I afraid of?

Jul 14, 2016

Jul 14, 2016

Melina.

grief has taken up residence in my body.

Jun 29, 2016

Jun 29, 2016

Melina.

It’s now just over 3 weeks since the most constant and nurturing mother figure I had growing up…

Along with a great variety of other feelings, I am struck by a new fear every few days, realizing another part of me that dies if she’s…

Jun 13, 2016

Jun 13, 2016

Melina.

One day, early in the fall of 2010, I was on Addison road racing along the cars as I often did.

A white utility van in front of me entered the turning lane and as I watched, slowly began his turn. I was wearing shorts and at some point…

Jun 4, 2016

Jun 4, 2016

Melina.

Do you ever think about the bigness of the world?

Recently I met a couple of Kyrgyzstani young men who helped me to experience the smallness of Chicago afresh. The day I met the first young…

May 17, 2016

Do you ever think about the bigness of the world?

May 17, 2016

Melina.

Old photos, growing, and closure.

Old photos have a way of inciting wonder. Did the first generation to look upon their image in a photograph feel so convinced as I am today…

Mar 10, 2016

Old photos, growing, and closure.

Mar 10, 2016

Melina.

Currently heading up the marketing efforts for a business consulting firm in Chicago, I strategize…

Mar 1, 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Melina.

Through the window

I went to the windows, walked with my knees onto the black couch, and looked out. Immediately I noticed a group of men standing on the…

Jan 31, 2016

Through the window

Jan 31, 2016

Melina.

I am happy to honor her.

From a young age, she adored being close to others. She loved people.

Jan 26, 2016

Jan 26, 2016

Melina.

Melina.

Loving: the diversity of life & perspective. crowds & cityscapes. spicy food. building things: mission, connectedness, a legacy of improving the spaces I touch.

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