A young woman recounts what it's like to start your freshman year of college during a pandemic with no shortage of hope for the future. This episode has been produced in English and French.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. This story was written by Bella Druckman. Bella is a freshman at Barnard College intending on majoring in English and Human Rights. When she is not finding her new favorite restaurant, Bella can be found in her kitchen or writing her next article for The Columbia Daily Spectator, Her Campus, or Untapped New York. You can follow her on Instagram at @bella.druckman and on Twitter at @bella_druckman. The Sound Design of the piece was done by Chiara Santella. The French version of the story was voiced by Melanie Hong. You can hear Melanie in the second season of Mija Podcast, our award-winning drama series about immigrant families. Melanie voices Mija, la Parisienne, a young woman of franco-Vietnamese-Chinese origin who shares her family’s journey to Paris. Listen to season 2 of Mija on ochentastudio.com/mijapodcast.

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