looking at these pictures, in my cap and gown I realize Iβm not just wearing my own hard work but Iβm wearing the resilience, the quiet prayers, and the love of every woman in my life who paved the way for me to take up space at Berkeley. I see them in myself and while Iβm still a few steps away from the finish line, I wanted to share these on international womenβs day. Every late night and every challenge has been for them, the ones who gave everything so that I could be the first to reach for a dream this big. This moment isnβt just my own itβs a shared victory for the hands that held me up and the hearts that believed in me long before I believed in myself.
#almostthere #classof2026 #ucberkeley #internationalwomensday
