Of Life and Labor

Notes from El

Essays and in-betweens

Essays, undergrad life, and a few of the places that shaped how I think!

Wisteria
WisteriaIt's in the pea family, and a single vine can live for more than a hundred years!Photo: Elizabeth

In bloom

Flowers I stopped to photograph

A few of my favorites, in hexagons and triangles!

Essays

Things I've written

Social commentary

Beneath the Skin: The Horror in Silence

On how postpartum depression gets misread, and what that costs mothers.

Read it on Postpartum, up close →

KOR204 final project

The Call and Today's Leading Lady

A project with Lynetta Wan comparing gender, family, and violence on screen across a Korean thriller and an American one, written entirely in Korean.

Read the project →

Undergrad life

A day in the life

Small windows into the everyday: in the lab, on campus, and in between. A running series, updated as they come.

Travel and languages

Where I've been, and what I'm learning

A few favorite places, and the languages that go with them!

Paris, the Eiffel Tower at night

Crossing the El Salvador and Guatemala border

A slide in El Salvador

Languages

English is my first language. I'm studying Korean, and I wrote my KOR204 final project entirely in it. I'm also learning Spanish and Arabic! If you speak any of them and want a practice partner, email me at lizzy.jenkinsell@gmail.com.

Hi, I'm Liz, in every language I can!

안녕하세요, 저는 리즈예요!

Korean: Annyeonghaseyo, jeoneun Liz-yeyo!