#mentorship-and-education

#mentorship-and-education

“This my first time wearing an áo dài, what do you think?” asked Will Nguyen, founder of LA design gallery Collective Form, as he showed off his traditional gold silk Vietnamese formalwear to designers Eric Chang, Claudette McCarron, James Fung, and Noz Nozawa. “I ordered it three days from a tailor in Vietnam and it just arrived!”

I didn't know who I was as a writer. I didn't know my voice or style. I was trying to be whatever writer I loved at the moment. You have to find authenticity, find your own voice. Marie's class gave me the ability to be a storyteller.

This writer that I admired so much also turned out to be such a gifted and devoted teacher. She has given me a real example of a life of passionate devotion to more than one calling.