Andrea Bazoin

When software engineers write code, they can unintentionally add bias. What does this mean for our democracy?

Lelia Janah knew something most of us didn’t when it comes to sourcing top tech talent, and she bet on her idea with all her heart. If you had to guess, what are the odds that someone living in Kibera, […]

6 MINUTE READ The chaos of 2020 has forced us to reckon with centuries of structural injustice. Although we can see the light of hope shining through the cracks, the process of tearing down and rebuilding is as uncertain as […]

A dual citizen of Nigeria and New York, U.S. (her parents emigrated from the former to the latter), Jessica Matthews invented the Soccket Ball, a soccer ball that captures and stores motion-based, off-grid, renewable energy (M.O.R.E) to electrify underserved communities in the developing world, when she was just a junior at Harvard University.

GlobalMindED improves access and equity for promising first-gen college students seeking educational and professional opportunities.

My name is Andrea Bazoin, and I am a translator. In high school, I used my then-limited Spanish to translate for the Central American immigrants who came to my checkout line at the grocery store in our small Nebraska town. Interpreting their “Cuanto cuesta?” was helpful, but I knew what I was really translating was a message of welcome.

What if there were a way to feel like you were truly walking in someone else’s shoes? What if you could stroll along the streets of their hometown, sit at a table across from their family members and hear the rhythms of their daily life? Moreover, what if you could do this without ever leaving your house?

Here’s how one working mom designed a location-independent lifestyle for herself and her family.