Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic

And How This Impacts Our Memories (Our Most Fallible Tool)

This piece is actually my valedictorian speech written in the spring of 2021! Seeing as I’m attending my year-late convocation next week, I thought I would repurpose this (originally written as a speech delivered in a live video event, now modified to accommodate a blog format). Note, the Last Lecture was my university’s take on a valedictorian address.